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.
You know I used to be a bad girl,
I got busy in the bathroom at my high school prom.
Yeah, I used to be a dancer at the local strip club,
But now I know my right wing from my wrong.
Yeah-yeah, I really used to be a bad girl,
I had a threesome with my sister and her boyfriend Tom.
I know I used to be a real wild child,
But now I am a Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom, nana-nana nana-nana.
I really used to be a bad girl,
I got busted for possession of my wizard-shaped bong.
I used to love to do the things they'd tell me not to do,
But now I'm different, now I sing a new song.
I really used to be a bad girl,
I got gang-banged in the bathroom at my high school prom.
Yes, I used to be a real wild child,
But now I am a Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Whoa, whoa, where do all the porn stars go when the lights go down?
I wonder where all the porn stars go,
Cause when you need one, they are never around.
I think they moved out to the suburbs,
And now they're blond, bland, middle-class Republican wives.
They've got blond, bland, middle-class Republican children,
And blond, bland, middle-class Republican lives.
Where do all the porn stars go when the lights go down?
I think I know where all the porn stars go?
They all become Volvo-driving soccer moms.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
I got busy in the bathroom at my high school prom.
Yeah, I used to be a dancer at the local strip club,
But now I know my right wing from my wrong.
Yeah-yeah, I really used to be a bad girl,
I had a threesome with my sister and her boyfriend Tom.
I know I used to be a real wild child,
But now I am a Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom, nana-nana nana-nana.
I really used to be a bad girl,
I got busted for possession of my wizard-shaped bong.
I used to love to do the things they'd tell me not to do,
But now I'm different, now I sing a new song.
I really used to be a bad girl,
I got gang-banged in the bathroom at my high school prom.
Yes, I used to be a real wild child,
But now I am a Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Whoa, whoa, where do all the porn stars go when the lights go down?
I wonder where all the porn stars go,
Cause when you need one, they are never around.
I think they moved out to the suburbs,
And now they're blond, bland, middle-class Republican wives.
They've got blond, bland, middle-class Republican children,
And blond, bland, middle-class Republican lives.
Where do all the porn stars go when the lights go down?
I think I know where all the porn stars go?
They all become Volvo-driving soccer moms.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom,
Nana-nana nana-nana, Volvo-driving soccer mom.
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