She was a princess
Queen of the highway
Sign on the road said
Take us to madre

No one could save her
Save the blind tiger
He was a monster
Black, dressed in leather

She was a princess
Queen of the highway

Now they are wedded
She is a good girl
Naked as children
Out in the meadow

Naked as children
Wild as can be
Soon to have offspring
Start it all over

Start it all over

American boy, American girl
Most beautiful people in the world
Son of frontier, Indian Swirl
Dancing through the midnight whirlpool
Formless
Hope it can continue a little while longer, come one


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Queen of the Highway Lyrics as written by John Paul Densmore Jim Morrison

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    hm..i remember reading somewhere that his was written about pamela, i could be wrong.

    anticrombie239on June 20, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    Yeah, I think I read that too.

    DoorsFanon June 28, 2004   Link
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    underrated gem of morrison hotel and all of the doors songs.

    maggotbrainon November 13, 2004   Link
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    This is infact about Pamela.

    Lrr11201on November 15, 2004   Link
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    Very underrated song. No doubt one of my favorite Doors songs.

    freewebs.com/thejakesite

    Jakeberton June 25, 2005   Link
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    ya good song. sounds like he loved pam but he didn't really treat her good. nice lyrics

    peacefrog2112on February 28, 2006   Link
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    It talks about Pamela and about him: 'He was a monster, black dressed in leather.' referring to himself. He did not treat her very good I guess. It was a very 'free' relationship but he completely loved her no matter what. She was his girl. A while ago I read on a book about Jim that Pamela was like a really bad girl, spending all his money and not caring about him. I dont know. It was kinda shocking.

    flower_girlon November 08, 2006   Link
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    That's bullshit. Pamela loved Jim and Jim loved her. But man he went and did shit to hurt on a daily basis. Like they were going to go to a party and when they were getting in the car Jim told her she couldn't go because she'd just bring him down and he left her like at the airport or maybe at their house I can't remember. When they had an apartment together Jim went downstairs to a friends apartment where Patricia Keneally was staying and fucked her while Pam was upstairs and Pam walked in on it. And Jim laughed.... So.. There's something shocking for you Flower Girl.

    This song is about Pam and him. She was his cosmic soul mate. He loved her over all others and she loved him over all others.

    FantomeFleuron May 12, 2007   Link
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    Strange...John Densmore (drummer) wrote in Doors biography that they screwed up this song. They didn't give a good musical background to the Morrison's lyrics (!!!)

    He might be my favourite drummer, but imo he's tottaly wrong about this song...it's fantastic!

    Hyacinthon March 02, 2009   Link
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    I see it as a very personal song of jim, i am dying to know how he performed it live. couldn't find it anywhere.

    vpereson April 16, 2010   Link

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