“Panama” reportedly was inspired by a time Van Halen was criticized by a reporter for writing songs solely about hard partying, hot women, and fast cars, to which David Lee Roth responded that they’d never written a song about a fast car.
The car they wrote “Panama” about is either a drag racer nam...
[Intro]
Ooh
Oh, yeah
Uh-huh, ah!
[Verse 1]
Jump back, what's that sound?
Here she comes, full blast and top down
Hot shoe, burning down the avenue
Model citizen, zero discipline
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know she's coming home to me?
You'll lose her in the turn
I'll get her, ah!
[Chorus]
Panama
Panama
Panama
Panama
[Verse 2]
Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine
Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean
Hot shoe, burning down the avenue
Out an on-ramp coming through my bedroom
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know she's coming home to me?
You'll lose her in the turn
I'll get her, ah!
Uh-oh
[Chorus]
Panama
Panama, ow
Panama, ah
Panama, oh-oh-oh-oh
Woo!
[Guitar Solo]
[Spoken Interlude]
Ah
Yeah, we're running a little bit hot tonight
I can barely see the road from the heat coming off it, I say
I reach down between my legs and
Ease the seat back
[Bridge]
She's blinding, I'm flying
Right behind in rearview mirror now
Got the fearing, power steering
Pistons popping, ain't no stopping now
[Chorus]
Panama
Panama
Panama
Panama, oh-oh-oh-oh
Panama
Panama, oh-oh-oh-oh
Panama
Panama was written by Michael Anthony (Bassist) & Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen & David Lee Roth.
Panama was produced by Ted Templeman.