"Come When You Call Me America" (registered as "Come When You Call Me A.M.E.R.I.C.A") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2008 and leaked on June 22, 2012. The song was co-written and produced by Andrew Kravitz, and registered on BMI in 2014.[1]
Background
Two versions of the song leaked at a similar time, and it is unknown which version preceded the other. The first version utilizes brass in its production and contains vast lyrical differences from the second version.
The song was reworked in 2018.[2] The reworked version of the song remains unleaked and the producers are unknown.
Cross-references
- The "A-M-E-R-I-C-A" chant is also in the song "Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)".
- Similar spelling chants are used in "Jealous Girl" and "Summer of Sam".
- References "Citgo", a gas station, potentially a reference to "Queen of the Gas Station".
- Alchemy is also referenced in "Heavy Hitter".
- The phrase "head to head, gun to gun" is similar to "man to man, heart to heart" from "Is This Happiness".
Official versions
- Version 1 — 4:13
- Version 2 — 4:34
Lyrics
Version one
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
(Ah-ah, day)
Come when you call me
Come when you call me
Just thought you'd wanna know why
Just thought you sound so nice
I can do whatever I want
You can do whatever you
This is like I always wanted
Just like I always knew
Riding around town
Have a night life
Have a night life
Hand to hand
Gun to gun
Now we're gonna have some fun
(Hey, yeah)
Come when you call me
Come when you call me
Guess what? I wanna know why
Just thought you sound so nice
(Hey, yeah)
Riding around town
Have a night life
(Have a night life)
I know what you been looking for
I think I got all that and more
I think I know what you been trying
Saying, "Everybody wants a little time."
Come when you call me
Come when you
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
Guess what? I wanna know why
Just thought you sound so nice
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
I can do whatever I want
You can do whatever you
This is like I always wanted
Just like I always knew
(Tell me a story, daddy)
Come when you call me
Come when you
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(I like you, I like)
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
(A-M-E)
(A-M-E)
Stay in your room, get in your bed
Maybe they can get me inside your head
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
(Tell me a story, daddy)
Version two
(Tell me a story, daddy)
(La-ah, day, day)
Come when you call me
Come when you call me
Guess what? I wanna know why
Just thought you sound so nice
(Hey, yeah)
I can do whatever I want
You can do whatever you
This is like I always wanted
Just like I always knew
Riding around town
Have a night life
Have a night life
Hand to hand
God's are gone
Now we're gonna have some fun
(Hey, yeah)
Come when you call me
Come when you call me
White Lincoln Continental
Will you pick me up from my motel?
Take me down to Citgo, child
Charlie wants to meet you
(Hey)
Riding around town
Have a night life
(Have a night life)
(Ooh)
I know what you been looking for
I think I got all that and more
I can show you
(Yeah)
I think I know what you been trying
Saying, "Everybody wants a little time."
Come when you call me
Come when you call me
Will you pick me up from my hotel?
What you thinkin'?
Will you pick me up from my hotel?
What you thinkin'?
Hey, lay, black skin
Don't you fancy it?
I can't get it right
I know just how it's gonna be
I think if you want alchemy
I wanna tell you what I see, ooh
I know what you like and I
Think that I could fill it right
Put a lot of plays in my time
Maybe I'ma bring you
Right here like I want
Back to the street
If I ever really ever follow hope
Back to the street
(Back to the street)
(Tell me a story, daddy)
You should see what I'm doing now
Let's never guess if I told you how
You should see what I'm doing now
Let's never guess if I told you how
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
You can say whatever you gonna say about me
(I like you, I like)
(I like, I like, I like)
(A-M-E)
(A-M-E)
Stay in your room, get in your bed
Maybe they can get me inside your head
Everybody thinks that they know better
I know you better
Stay in your room, get in your bed
Maybe they can get me inside your head
Everybody thinks that they know better
I know you better
(Tell me a story, daddy)
References
- ↑ BMI Work code: #17317848
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO2gzqHpDb/