Van Halen - D.O.A. Lyrics
We was broke and hungry on a summer day.
They sent the sheriff down to try and drive us away.
We was sittin' ducks for the police man.
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive, dead or alive.
Send the mayor down in his pickup truck.
The jury look at me, say, "Outta luck."
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive, dead or alive.
Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags a from the day my mama told me, "Boy, you pack your bags."
We was sittin' ducks for the police man.
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive, dead or alive.
Other Lyrics by Artist
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- Van Halen - In 'N' Out
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- Van Halen - The Dream Is Over
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- Van Halen - The Seventh Seal
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- Van Halen - Aftershock
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Van Halen D.O.A. Comments
the toughest song ever made
Niggas can play
Dead or live.Just the way I want it.
The Ultimate Summer Song
If you know who I'm talking about shout back!
Awesome friend!
My Best Friend put his moms Pontiac Grand Safari in a horse stable riding ground listening to this song....nailed the gas, couldn't help it!
Halen 1 and 2 was enough to put them over the we’re good enough to be the greatest!!! The
Stop not liking this guys. This was amazing history in the making.
Not right
Como amo esa cancion
Best VH song?
Best VH song imo! Can't believe it gets dissed on the radio.
No Real Evidence Need, Manufactured Frame there is no way to fix the Damage.
Evh the fucking best ..change how the fuck guitar is playing
I’m glad it never got radio air time. The song is fresh when I hear it and not watered down.....I get goosebumps listening to the riff in the beginning.
Just simple badass music here......no longer made in today’s iPhone universe.
Whose still listening in 2026?
Can't touch this...
I want to thank my older cousin for playing this album and Back In Black over and over again on a radio shack stereo with 8 track while I was spending the night with him and his younger brother!!! Set me on the road to a great life as a young boy growing up in the early 80's!!! Now hes battling brain cancer !!! Hang tough C.M.A. you are one in a million!!!
My neighbors LOVE this song so much,they thru a brick thru my window,so they can hear it better.
Oct-29th 2019 DUH !!! LOLOLWANTED !! DEAD OR ALIVE !!
Yeah the Michael Anthony background vocals sound great
My favorite song from VH2
outstanding musicians
Dave has always been over top when it comes to the band. Not a bat trait yet, check out all the autographs on the last album visual. Dave's is out front. Dave is Dave. No problem. Yay VH!
Holy fuck what a tune Michael Anthony keeps this driving wtf
The jury looked at me said outta luck...KOOKOOKACHOO ..THEY SENT THE HIGHWAY PATROL INSTEAD.
Michael Anthony's bass is subtle yet throbbing at the same time, a masterpiece.
His backup vocals are awesome in this song!
You can never go wrong with VAN HALEN !!!!
After ray's war on glenn, whatever he put on the internet about me and Shit he made up about me ( No one is allowed to tell me about and I am not allowed to know about. ) People got confused, SHIT HAPPENED. Every time I bring certain things up, and Every Day nothing is done. Someone Important we need to fix these problems gets Insulted ( when I say do not worry about it I understand, it is an Insult and Rude to bring it up again. ) and when I can not get simple problems fixed, HOW CAN SOMEONE TRUST ME????? However to Recover and take care of someone every day I beg to get certain problems fixed. How can anyone trust me when the simplest shit is to much to get done. Getting my Drivers Licence Fixed and a Little Money to Recover so I can take care of Little MRS. Last Hope for Mexico. President Obama Please take care of this, When you asked for My Help I gave it, I did not play games call Attorney Ect. Whatever Happened is done bringing it up and begging for help every day just puts someone else in a very aquard position UnNecessarily. Sometimes what does more than everything is an explanation and information so I can understand. Begging for help to solve problems, injuries incurred volunteering is Embarrassing and does not inspire much trust, no wonder no one can ever solve these problems. Please get this solved for me, Helping out here, taking care of myself ect are impossible without some Recovery Help and Identity Protection Disappearing Ect. are not going to do anything productive to Help in this situation. No seeing me and knowing I am still walking around is about the only thing that gives some people any feeling of security. Even the Royal Saudi Family asked me to sit tight while they investigate so no Imposter schemes appear like a 1938 ID Flip. Also the Pain from that injury I have to get something done, You are the only one that knows exatly what I was doing when that happened and I am Hoping you can get it fixed for me. Mom really does not have time to Drive me around.
Hellz YznIzzles
Yea it is just one attempt after another.
A guaranteed speeding ticket!
the ultimate band West Coast Rock
We were sitting ducks for the police man - they found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can.
cream of the crop
If I need Money I have to go along with the program me started.
I am only allowed to be me when the Handcuffs come out for what me did.
I am not Me, they are me.
Really I should be in prison for what they did with my identity all these years after they Stole It.
Yea one more thing. Help I Can Not Find My Firing Squad.
RAW POWER
VH before too much fame and fun
Van Helen! That's. All.
Typo arthritis
Great pic of EDDIE VAN JALEN GETTIN' AT THAT GUITAR 🎸
LoVe that Guitar 🎸 intro then drums kick azz then Dave!
EDDIE DUST OF THAT GUITAR 🎸 YOU HAVE FANS!!!!!
VH1 REUNITED THESE GUYS!!!
Eddie Van Halen & David Roth that band was incredible. VH1 reunite VAN HALEN!!!!
Ok last one! I’ll keep my old music to myself. This is my second favorite Van Halen song. Just a dirty faced kid in a garbage can. I don’t care who you are you’re gonna fist pump and head bang to this song!
THERE SEEMS TO BE 235 PEOPLE WHO SHOULD TAKE THEIR OTHER THUMB N PLACE IT UP YOUR ASS ! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC OR VAN HALEN FOR THAT MATTER ! GO BACK TO YOUR TAYLOR SWIFT CD N A CHEAP BOTTLE OF WINE AND LET IT ALL OUT YOU F**KING LOSERS !
Once upon a time No one could match VH.
I'm a spark on the horizon....
Bravo ⚘
i was lucky to have grown up in the 70s/ 80s and saw Van Halen 3 times - 1981, 1982, & 1984. Still remember in high school on the day after a concert, whoever went to the V/H concert would be wearing a concert t shirt to let everyone know they saw the show. :-)
Shit you saw them when they were cool. You lucky duck...you're a spark on the horizon.
Van Halen when kickn' was one HOT BAND!
Brilliant record. This is the V H we love.
@Jeff Baker Rock ON Dude. 🎸 thanks for you comment your 100% right.
@gerald 413 Makes my teeth bleed. Bitchin and boss.
Changed so-called modern music (hard rock) as we know & knew it. AMJ
why do I always confuse them with aerosmith? I mean aerosmith started 10 years before
I gotta find a way to use this song to wake me up on the alarm clock, that way I know I'm wakin up on the right side of the bed.
my vibrator just found a new speed.
hilarious!!!!
Booze, Babes and Van Halen!!! "...from the day, my Mama told me boy, you pack your bags - I'm gone!"
Every time I played this in my car 39 years ago someone would pack a bowl
Still here, Sept. 1st. 2019!!!!!!!!!
How can somebody give this a thumbs down stick with listening to opera
Worlds Greatest Rock Band.
Huge VH fan, this jam is one of my all time favs...those lyrics..
Nah, Not me.Still 1979 here.
Damn, I LOVE David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen !
Great Band,great song.
The brown sound
i'm gonna live forever
my next girl needs to love van halen,maybe
#1 or 2-5
DOA!! yeah
love van halen
hell ya almost better than you know what
1979 Y. Ice? The More You Know.
They found a dirty face kid in a garbage can
Strong enough for a man yet made for a woman.
My grandpa's favorite band!
These old tunes have so much substance, these new bands can't compare
They had this one song before they got famouser.
I'm a spark on the horizon!
Electric-Angel, U.S. (ATL) was here... Mark F Porporino.
Is that Gary Sharon singing!
enjoy brojs they dont write this stuff anymore
Ya baby
iam blessed growing up to classics like this,itll still sound good in 2099
Thank God for Van Halen! One of the best shows ever
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This song fucking rocks like most of Van Halen's music with David Lee Roth It's like a ear orgasm great music overall the musicianship is stellar as Dave would say.....
Sorry guys. If this was meant to pay tribute to Bloodrock. Miserable Fail.
I love this knuckle-dragger.
My Sister and her Husband are not to receive anything or profit from my Death in any way. How much money have they invested in pushing me to suicide or getting me murdered anyway. How did Void Payee paperwork give her the right to put me and my Mothers house on the Internet? ( That is what happened according to the little info I get ) How come With All The Crimes Committed against me I have not once been notified. Before Mom got out of prison Warrants Used to Video me in my house gained by PERJURY and then the Video was put on the Internet, Law Enforcement had to be involved the Video ect. whatever was put on the internet just to put my life in danger, Run Me out of Florida. When will I get Fair Disclosure. Why was no one prosecuted for Perjury?
My Chair is to go to my Son. It is my understanding ( For some reason no one will tell me anything, ( NO FAIR DISCLOSURE AT ALL NOTHING NOT A WORD ) That my sisters Husband is the President of the Replacement killers and the Poser Bikers, kinda speaks for it's self. Everything he has they stole from my Mother, Even my Mothers will Disappeared. The only conclusion I can come to is the local police are in on the Insider Trading and theft of my Mothers Estate.
After all the Shit that has been done to me/us not one time have we been offered any real help at all. After someone tried to Murder me my drivers Licence was pretty much taken permanently. None of this or any of the injuries or alments I have could possibly have anything to do with my service in the Military, ( I don't see how anyone could even say that. Never again will I waste my time or breath asking for someone to fix my Drivers Licence or to increase my Disability rating from the VA. Everyone watching any deal made or promise or anything you take on faith, just look at how I got treated it speaks for its self. Blind Trust has not exactly worked out for me. There is nothing else to say... Sitting here wondering if I should wait on the next Murder Attempt or just commit suicide, ( One thing is for sure after the Sheriff thing, I will never Humiliate Myself by calling the VA hotline again. ) Mom and thje kids will probably be safer and better off with me gone. Humiliating myself begging for a disability increase is another thing I will never do again, its not like I can get myself around or guarantee the safety of anyone I go see at the VA, or get my self around to fill out paperwork and make evaluation appointments, Also the Appreciation this Country has shown Me/Us for jumping thru hoops risking our lives and the Injuries and Damage sustained is just Sad.