Omg you guys it's not that deep! The song is about leaving oppressive surroundings.
The first verse is about an abused girl leaving home.
The second verse is about a gay teenage boy (he was daddy's girl in momma's world) - (not everyone confused(sexually) has been abused - but that's what he was) ie abused by his father. So he goes away - presumably to San Fran.
The last verse is about Dio's position in show biz. "Bought the book...etc" means he learned about the music biz and how to survive and prosper. "The 2 that came before..." are Rainbow and Black Sabbath. The only way for Ronnie to stay in the biz is to walk right out the door and start his own band.
@TomJensen
He was just eighteen and in-between
A lady and a man
His daddy's girl in momma's world
Actually I think it's about him getting her pregnant and now they are both forced to grow up quick. A lady and a man. "His" daddy's girl is now in a momma's world. He is stuck in between her and becoming a man. She is now forced to be a lady.
@TomJensen
He was just eighteen and in-between
A lady and a man
His daddy's girl in momma's world
Actually I think it's about him getting her pregnant and now they are both forced to grow up quick. A lady and a man. "His" daddy's girl is now in a momma's world. He is stuck in between her and becoming a man. She is now forced to be a lady.
@TomJensen I bought this album new way back when it cam our and me and my friends were blows away by this song and this album. I understood what lyrics meant and the daddys girl in mommy's world was obvious but now something discussed among 20 something macho guys in the heart of Texas. This was something unprecedented in the macho metal scene. Dio was a pioneer in some ways and this song seems to be personal in some ways. I still listen to this album to this day. RIP.
@TomJensen I bought this album new way back when it cam our and me and my friends were blows away by this song and this album. I understood what lyrics meant and the daddys girl in mommy's world was obvious but now something discussed among 20 something macho guys in the heart of Texas. This was something unprecedented in the macho metal scene. Dio was a pioneer in some ways and this song seems to be personal in some ways. I still listen to this album to this day. RIP.
Omg you guys it's not that deep! The song is about leaving oppressive surroundings. The first verse is about an abused girl leaving home. The second verse is about a gay teenage boy (he was daddy's girl in momma's world) - (not everyone confused(sexually) has been abused - but that's what he was) ie abused by his father. So he goes away - presumably to San Fran. The last verse is about Dio's position in show biz. "Bought the book...etc" means he learned about the music biz and how to survive and prosper. "The 2 that came before..." are Rainbow and Black Sabbath. The only way for Ronnie to stay in the biz is to walk right out the door and start his own band.
@TomJensen He was just eighteen and in-between A lady and a man His daddy's girl in momma's world Actually I think it's about him getting her pregnant and now they are both forced to grow up quick. A lady and a man. "His" daddy's girl is now in a momma's world. He is stuck in between her and becoming a man. She is now forced to be a lady.
@TomJensen He was just eighteen and in-between A lady and a man His daddy's girl in momma's world Actually I think it's about him getting her pregnant and now they are both forced to grow up quick. A lady and a man. "His" daddy's girl is now in a momma's world. He is stuck in between her and becoming a man. She is now forced to be a lady.
@TomJensen I bought this album new way back when it cam our and me and my friends were blows away by this song and this album. I understood what lyrics meant and the daddys girl in mommy's world was obvious but now something discussed among 20 something macho guys in the heart of Texas. This was something unprecedented in the macho metal scene. Dio was a pioneer in some ways and this song seems to be personal in some ways. I still listen to this album to this day. RIP.
@TomJensen I bought this album new way back when it cam our and me and my friends were blows away by this song and this album. I understood what lyrics meant and the daddys girl in mommy's world was obvious but now something discussed among 20 something macho guys in the heart of Texas. This was something unprecedented in the macho metal scene. Dio was a pioneer in some ways and this song seems to be personal in some ways. I still listen to this album to this day. RIP.