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.
Someone's knockin' on my kitchen door
Leave the wood outside what
All the girls here are freezing cold
Leave me with your Borneo
I said I don't need much to keep me warm
Don't stop now what you're doing
What you're doing my ugly one
Bring them all here
Hard to hide a hundred girls in your hair
It won't be fair if I hate her
If I hate her
You can go now
You can go now
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
You're already in there
Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue
He goes then it goes and
Kiss the violets as they're waking up
Leave me with your Borneo
I said leave me the way I was before, but
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
I'm already in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
Someone's knockin' on my kitchen door
Leave the wood outside what
All the girls here are freezing cold
You can go now
You can go now
You can go now
You can go now
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
You're already in there
Thought I was over the bridge now
Over the bridge now
I'm already in
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles
Got to stop spinning
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
Circles and circles, circles again
The girl's in circles and circles
Got to stop spinning
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
Leave the wood outside what
All the girls here are freezing cold
Leave me with your Borneo
I said I don't need much to keep me warm
Don't stop now what you're doing
What you're doing my ugly one
Bring them all here
Hard to hide a hundred girls in your hair
It won't be fair if I hate her
If I hate her
You can go now
You can go now
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
You're already in there
Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue
He goes then it goes and
Kiss the violets as they're waking up
Leave me with your Borneo
I said leave me the way I was before, but
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
I'm already in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
Someone's knockin' on my kitchen door
Leave the wood outside what
All the girls here are freezing cold
You can go now
You can go now
You can go now
You can go now
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
You're already in there
Thought I was over the bridge now
Over the bridge now
I'm already in
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles
Got to stop spinning
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
Circles and circles, circles again
The girl's in circles and circles
Got to stop spinning
Circles and circles and circles again
The girl's in circles and circles and circles again, well
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I agree with dedgrrlsdance that it's about sex... It seems to me shes hung up on this guy, and maybe he doesn't like her as much as her/is using her...maybe he already has a girl: "it won't be fair if I hate her"..."hard to hide a hundred girls in your hair." But even so, he's "already in there"--"i'll be wearing your tattoo" perhaps suggests even though she knows he's using her she still loves him--i love the image it creates: he's left his mark on her.
The "circles and circles again" part seems to suggest simply that shes going round in circles with him--hes just using her again&again.