Here she comes, full blast and top down.
Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue.
Model citizen zero discipline
You'l lose her in the turn.
I'll get her!
Panama, Panama
Panama, Panama
Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean.
Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue,
Got an on-ramp comin' through my bedroom.
You'll lose her in the turn.
I'll get her!
I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off of it.
Ah, you reach down, between my legs,
ease the seat back.
Right behind the rear-view mirror now.
Got the feeling, power steering,
Pistons popping, ain't no stopping now!
Roth said nothing about a stripper. He wrote the lyrics after a day at the drag races, where he'd seen a car named the Panama Express. During the middle part of the song where Dave says "I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off..." you can hear Eddie revving his Lamborghini in the background, which was backed up to the studio. Microphones were then attached to the exhaust pipes. The band then recorded the sound of the engine revving.
I have to say that the lyric seems constructed in a similar fashion as Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot" was, relating a car to a woman, and sex. ^____^
Man David Lee Roth Van Halen is so cool. Such a great band, the music was so fun. You can just tell these guys had fun making that music, it just comes through the speakers.
I've come to the conclusion that Van Halen PURPOSELY engineered their songs to be confusing and really have no meaning at all.
People will be analizing their songs for years to come.
This song is about car's and women. "got an on ramp comin through my bedroom" isn't about a car, but about DLR talking how's he's gonna get laid (again). The 3rd verse is all about sex and is quite steamy:P
"... and lean the seat back."
Cracks me up every time. XD
oh my god I just realized how many lyrics I've misheard
me too!!
me too!!
I always thought this was about street racing, betting the car on the result, "Don't you know she's coming home with me?" meaning that he's going to get the other guy's car.
Fast cars, gorgeous woman, having a good time - That's how I interpret this song.
It seems like it's about a girl ("got an on-ramp comin' though my bedroom") but inspired by drag-racing. I can't get enough of car/sex metaphors...