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.
I like the snake on your tattoo
I like the Ivy and the
Ink blue, yayo, yeah you, yayo
You have to take me right now
From this dark trailer park
Life now, yayo, how now, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger,
Let me put on a show
I need you like
A baby when I hold you
Like a drug
Like I told you
Yayo, yes you, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger
Let me put on a show
Hello Heaven
You are a tunnel lined with yellow lights
On a dark night (Dark night)
Yayo, yes you, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger
Let me put on a show
I like the Ivy and the
Ink blue, yayo, yeah you, yayo
You have to take me right now
From this dark trailer park
Life now, yayo, how now, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger,
Let me put on a show
I need you like
A baby when I hold you
Like a drug
Like I told you
Yayo, yes you, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger
Let me put on a show
Hello Heaven
You are a tunnel lined with yellow lights
On a dark night (Dark night)
Yayo, yes you, yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifties baby doll dress for my 'I do"
It only takes two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle
You call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you tiger
Let me put on a show
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze, edited by Michelle31
Yayo Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Grant
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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i think its about being addicted to coke (yayo),living in a trailor she was probably broke as hell, she probably supported her habit by stripping in las vegas which was 2 hours away . coke is sold in 50 bags, so stripping cost her innocence= 50 baby doll dresses for my i do. let me put on a show for you daddy- dancing for her clients at the strip club.
and when she talks about the snake tattoo and the black motorcycle it sounds like a bad ass dude but i think it was just coke itself being these descriptions as coke is bad.
that or shes singing about some guy who actually has a snake tattoo and rides a black motorcycle who she's head over heels in love with!.
@exkitty It was confirmed on her most recent tour it is about a friend of hers cocaine addiction, I just found it out while watching a video on youtube.<br />