Lolita

Lana Del Rey · Born To Die - The Paradise Edition [2012]

Would you be mine? Would you be my baby tonight?

Could be kissing my fruit punch lips in the bright sunshine

'Cause I like you quite a lot, everything you got, don't you know?

It's you that I adore, though I make the boys fall like dominoes



Kiss me in the d-a-r-k dark tonight

D-a-r-k, do it my way

Kiss me in the p-a-r-k park tonight

P-a-r-k, let them all say



Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play

Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

Whistle all you want, but I'm not gonna say



Never was in love, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown

Just you and me feelin' the heat beatin' when the sun goes down



I could be yours, I could be your baby tonight

Topple you down from your sky forty stories high

Shining like a god, can't believe I got you inside

Look at what I bought, not a second thought

Oh, Romeo



Kiss me in the d-a-r-k dark tonight

D-a-r-k, do it my way

Kiss me in the p-a-r-k park tonight

P-a-r-k, let them all say



Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play

Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

Whistle all you want, but I'm not gonna say



Never was in love, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown

Just you and me feelin' the heat beatin' when the sun goes down



I want my cake and I wanna eat it too

I want to have fun and be in love with you

I know that I'm a mess with my long hair

And my suntan, short dress, bare feet

I don't care what they say about me, what they say about me

Because I know that it's l.o.v.e.

You make me happy, you make me happy

And I never listen to anyone



Let them all say



Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play

Hey, Lolita, hey

Hey, Lolita, hey

Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna say



Never was in love, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown

Just you and me feelin' the heat beatin' when the sun goes down

Lolita - Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey's 'Lolita' serves as a haunting centerpiece on the reissued Paradise Edition of her 2012 debut album, Born to Die. The track exemplifies her signature blend of baroque pop and cinematic noir, weaving together themes of youthful innocence corrupted by adult obsession. Recorded during the height of her early career, the song utilizes lush orchestration and a melancholic vocal delivery to construct a narrative of tragic romance and societal judgment. It remains a defining element of her discography, establishing the dark, romantic aesthetic that would characterize her subsequent work on albums like Ultraviolence and the self-titled project. The recording captures a specific era of indie-pop evolution, blending retro influences with modern production techniques to create an enduring atmospheric piece.