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're lost little girl
You're lost little girl
You're lost, tell me who
Are you?
Think that you know what to do
Impossible? Yes, but it's true
I think that you know what to do
Yeah
Sure that you know what to do
You're lost little girl
You're lost little girl
You're lost, tell me who
Are you?
Think that you know what to do
Impossible? Yes, but it's true
I think that you know what to do
Girl
Sure that you know what to do
You're lost little girl
You're lost little girl
You're lost
You're lost little girl
You're lost, tell me who
Are you?
Think that you know what to do
Impossible? Yes, but it's true
I think that you know what to do
Yeah
Sure that you know what to do
You're lost little girl
You're lost little girl
You're lost, tell me who
Are you?
Think that you know what to do
Impossible? Yes, but it's true
I think that you know what to do
Girl
Sure that you know what to do
You're lost little girl
You're lost little girl
You're lost
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This is definately my favorite song from the album, especially this part: "I think that you know what to do Impossible? Yes, but it's true" I think this song's about people in general who aren't really true to themself; people who tend to lie to themselves and not do what they know they should be doing.
This is one of my favorite Doors song.
I can relate. I'm lost too. I love you jim, robby, john and ray.
Robby wrote this song. Jim originally didn’t want to sing it.
Confirmed that Robby wrote it. Not sure why Jim wouldn't want to sing it, other than the fact that the lyrics seems a little weaker than something Jim would have written.
Seems to me it may be about Jim.
Robby is a VERY amazing song writer....
I read in John Densmore's book "Riders On The Storm" that a girl was trying to to be perform oral sex on Jim while he was recording this song in the studio,
I think it actually relates to the story, Alice in Wonderland. She was a lost little girl. One of the characters in the story even told her "You're lost, Alice." Also, the hookah-smoking caterpillar kept asking her "Who are you?", whereas Alice would reply something along the lines of "I don't know, because I'm not myself."
And all of us know that the Alice in Wonderland story is a metaphor for the effects of drugs.
For me, this song is about losing yourself in someone, and discovering a part of yourself at the same time. Then, losing that someone... and feeling lost without them.
Im lost in this sea of nothingness
Robby, Jimmy... Song of such quality would swim up sooner or later. I'm glad to be able to hear it. The same goes for all the Doors' songs I just didn't want to put a comment on each, it's not worth it...