The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
One afternoon Lily was having an ice cream dream,
A young man with a glossy moustache approached her ingratiating and clean.
He took her for a walk in the park, inserted his finger in her... glove,
He took her to his apartment and to her he made love.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
The next morning before going out he presented her with a ruffled peignoir of gin,
After that each morning she read ladies’ magazines
In the afternoon she entertained gentlemen, gentlemen on her bed,
The young man gave way to an older man with a heavy beard.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
Under the influence of a lecture from a passing senator she decided to reform,
She was placed in a back bedroom with bars like a prison dorm.
She gave birth to a defective infant placed in an orphanage overfull
And as she lost her freshness on the streets the punters she pulled.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
She was continually harassed by masculine women in black bonnets trying to set her free,
And as she reached her twentieth birthday she died a loathsome disease.
A young man with a glossy moustache approached her ingratiating and clean.
He took her for a walk in the park, inserted his finger in her... glove,
He took her to his apartment and to her he made love.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
The next morning before going out he presented her with a ruffled peignoir of gin,
After that each morning she read ladies’ magazines
In the afternoon she entertained gentlemen, gentlemen on her bed,
The young man gave way to an older man with a heavy beard.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
Under the influence of a lecture from a passing senator she decided to reform,
She was placed in a back bedroom with bars like a prison dorm.
She gave birth to a defective infant placed in an orphanage overfull
And as she lost her freshness on the streets the punters she pulled.
Trampled Lily, Trampled Lily.
She was continually harassed by masculine women in black bonnets trying to set her free,
And as she reached her twentieth birthday she died a loathsome disease.
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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