D.O.A.

by Van Halen

From the album: Van Halen II

Track 8 of 10 on Van Halen II (1979).

Duration: 4:08

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Lyrics for D.O.A.

We was broke and hungry on a summer day They sent the sheriff down to try an' drive us away We were sittin' ducks for the police man They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can (Uh ha) (Ooh!) And I'm alone, I'm on the highway Wanted, dead or alive Dead or alive Broken down and dirty, dressed in rags Ah from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags" Ah send the mayor down in his pickup truck The jury look at me, say "Outta luck" (Oo-ooh, yeah!) And I'm alone, I'm on the highway Wanted, dead or alive Dead or alive (Uh-aah!) (Alright! Ooh!) Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags Ah from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags" An' we were sittin' ducks for the police man They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can (Dirty yeah, yeah!) Babe, I'm alone and, I'm on the highway Wanted, dead or alive Dead or alive (Ow-ow!) (Wow! I'm gone! Ooh yeah-ah! Oh! Ow-ow!) Baby, let me run (Oh-oh, oh-oh!) I'm a spark on the horizon (Ow!) (Ow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow!) (Ow-wow-wow-wow-wow!)

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