Changes: Prom Song (Gone Wrong) (song)

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"Prom Song (Gone Wrong)" (also known as "Teenage Wasteland") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on October 14, 2012. The song was produced by The Nexus and written by Del Rey. It is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any service.

Cross-references

The figure Cleopatra is also mentioned in "Last Girl on Earth".
Nirvana is also mentioned in "Oh Say Can You See".
The track is presumably written about Gene Campbell, who Del Rey credits as the man who introduced her to Nirvana.

Lyrics

Boy, it's late, walk me home
Put your hand in mine
At the gates, stop and say
"Be my Valentine"

You are by far
The brightest star I've ever seen
And I never dreamed I'd be so happy
That I could fly

You used to say that I was beautiful
Like Cleopatra
But you the king too, so I would say
"Back at'cha"

I flip my hair and make you stare
And put my make-up on
And make up stories 'bout my life
And put on Very Cherry Balm

And even then I knew that we were
Something serious
That you would dominate my thoughts of
Radio to Sirius

I'd see you in the hall like
"Hello, hello"
Up against the wall like
"Let's go, let's go"

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
Within this teenage wasteland

You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

If you're lonely, baby, hold me
You're my only one
Watching television, kissin'
Till we see the sun

So far, we are
Safe in the dark
And I never dreamed that I'd be the queen
And I'd be so happy that I could die

You used to call yourself "the Don"
And me "Queen Diana"
You always make me blush, I say
"Shut up, boy, you bananas"

You pull my hair and push me down
And chase me, make me run
You play me Biggie Smalls and then
My first Nirvana song

So even then when no one's friends
Were really serious
I knew you loved me by the way
You looked in second period

I'd see you in the hall like
"Hello, hello"
Up against the wall like
"Let's go, let's go"

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
Within this teenage wasteland

You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

I know that they say that all I want
Is to have fun and get away for rainy days

I know that they think I've come undone
But I'm in love, I wanna run, run, run away

I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
Within this teenage wasteland

You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

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-Boy, it's late, walk me home,
+Boy, it's late, walk me home
-Put your hand in mine.
+Put your hand in mine
-At the gates stop and say,
+At the gates, stop and say
-"Be my Valentine."
+"Be my Valentine"
-You are by far,
+You are by far
-The brightest star,
+The brightest star I've ever seen
+And I never dreamed I'd be so happy
-I've ever seen,
+That I could fly
-And I never dreamed,
-I'd be so happy,
-That I could fly.
-Used to say that I was beautiful,
+You used to say that I was beautiful
-Like Cleopatra,
+Like Cleopatra
-But you the king too so I would say,
+But you the king too, so I would say
-"Back at'cha!"
+"Back at'cha"
-I flip my hair and make you stare,
+I flip my hair and make you stare
-And put my make-up on,
+And put my make-up on
-And make up stories 'bout my life,
+And make up stories 'bout my life
-And put on Very Cherry Balm.
+And put on Very Cherry Balm
-And even then I knew that we were,
+And even then I knew that we were
-Something serious,
+Something serious
-That you would dominate my thoughts of,
+That you would dominate my thoughts of
-Radio to Sirius.
+Radio to Sirius
-I'd see you in the hall like,
+I'd see you in the hall like
-"Hello, hello",
+"Hello, hello"
-Up against the wall like,
+Up against the wall like
-"Let's go, let's go!"
+"Let's go, let's go"
-Let me take you out of this town,
+Let me take you out of this town
-Let me do it right now, baby,
+Let me do it right now, baby
-Dancing till dawn, staying forever young.
+Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
-Let's get out of this place,
+Let's get out of this place
-'Cause you're starting to waste,
+'Cause you're starting to waste
-Within this teenage wasteland.
+Within this teenage wasteland
-You will never see my face,
+You will never see my face
-If you don't get me out of this place,
+If you don't get me out of this place
-Now, baby, I'm not crazy.
+Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
-If you're lonely, baby, hold me,
+If you're lonely, baby, hold me
-You're my only one.
+You're my only one
-Watching television, kissin',
+Watching television, kissin'
-Till we see the sun.
+Till we see the sun
-So far, we are,
+So far, we are
-Safe in the dark.
+Safe in the dark
-And I never dreamed,
+And I never dreamed that I'd be the queen
-That I'd be the queen,
+And I'd be so happy that I could die
-And I'd be so happy,
-That I could die.
-You used to call yourself "the Don",
+You used to call yourself "the Don"
-And me "Queen Diana",
+And me "Queen Diana"
-You always make me blush I say,
+You always make me blush, I say
-"Shut up, boy, you bananas."
+"Shut up, boy, you bananas"
-You pull my hair and push me down,
+You pull my hair and push me down
-And chase me, make me run,
+And chase me, make me run
-You play me Biggie Smalls and then,
+You play me Biggie Smalls and then
-My first Nirvana song.
+My first Nirvana song
-So even then when no one's friends,
+So even then when no one's friends
-Were really serious,
+Were really serious
-I knew you loved me by the way,
+I knew you loved me by the way
-You looked in second period.
+You looked in second period
-I'd see you in the hall like,
+I'd see you in the hall like
-"Hello, hello",
+"Hello, hello"
-Up against the wall like,
+Up against the wall like
-"Let's go, let's go!"
+"Let's go, let's go"
-Let me take you out of this town,
+Let me take you out of this town
-Let me do it right now, baby,
+Let me do it right now, baby
-Dancing till dawn, staying forever young.
+Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
-Let's get out of this place,
+Let's get out of this place
-'Cause you're starting to waste,
+'Cause you're starting to waste
-Within this teenage wasteland.
+Within this teenage wasteland
-You will never see my face,
+You will never see my face
-If you don't get me out of this place,
+If you don't get me out of this place
-Now, baby, I'm not crazy.
+Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
-I know that they say
+I know that they say that all I want
+Is to have fun and get away for rainy days
-That all I want,
-Is to have fun,
-And get away for rainy days.
-I know that they think,
+I know that they think I've come undone
+But I'm in love, I wanna run, run, run away
-I've come undone,
-But I'm in love,
-I wanna run, run, run away.
 I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
-Let me take you out of this town,
+Let me take you out of this town
-Let me do it right now, baby,
+Let me do it right now, baby
-Dancing till dawn, staying forever young.
+Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
-Let's get out of this place,
+Let's get out of this place
-'Cause you're starting to waste,
+'Cause you're starting to waste
-Within this teenage wasteland.
+Within this teenage wasteland
-You will never see my face,
+You will never see my face
-If you don't get me out of this place,
+If you don't get me out of this place
-Now, baby, I'm not crazy.
+Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
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