Queen of the Gas Station (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey
Producer(s)	David Kahne
Alternate producer(s)	Steven Mertens
Length	3:04 (See official versions)
From
Lana Del Ray track listing
"Kill Kill"
"Oh Say Can You See"

"Queen of the Gas Station" (originally titled "Queen" and registered as "Gas Station") is a song by Lana Del Rey from her debut studio album, Lana Del Ray. It was produced by David Kahne.

Background

Three demos of the song are available, the first demo being an acoustic version, the second an extended studio version. On July 1, 2017, the second studio demo leaked online, titled "Queen". This version was produced by Steven Mertens. An instrumental of the song leaked on November 19, 2013.

Live performances

Del Rey has performed the song live two known times throughout her career. The first known performance was on January 14, 2009 at The National Underground in Manhattan and the second known performance on February 17, 2009 at Arlene's Grocery.

Music video

Del Rey posted a music video for the song to her YouTube channel on May 5, 2009 but later privatized it. Unlike the majority of her pre-fame music videos, this video has not resurfaced after she took it down from public viewing. The video is speculated to have a similar style to most of her earlier music videos, and feature clips of Del Rey herself singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos.

Cross-references

• Gas stations are referenced in many songs by Del Rey, including Texaco in "Ghetto Baby" and Citgo in "Come When You Call Me America". A gas station was also a setting in the music video for "Ride".
• Casinos are referenced in "Off to the Races".
• "Make me wonder how you spend them nights" is a similar lyric to "how do you spend your nights" from "Trash Magic".
• Smoking is referenced in "In My Feelings" and "The Next Best American Record".
• Coffee is mentioned in "Marilyn Monroe", "Love" and "In My Feelings".
• The lyric “I’m the kinda girl that you dream of” seems alike to the lyric “Am I that girl that you dream of?” from “Pretty When You Cry”
• Neon lights are also mentioned in the poem "LA Who Am I to Love You".

Official versions

• Album version — 3:04
  • Instrumental version — 3:13
• Acoustic demo — 3:12
• Demo version 1 — 4:33
• "Queen" (demo version 2) — 3:37

Lyrics

Album version

Gimme coffee, king-sized cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Gas station

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, yo, you look so nice
Make me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them looking for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Take me to the gas station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kinda girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
Preferably with smoking inside, if you can swing it
(Swing it, swing it, swing it)

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again
Again, again, again
Again, again, again
Again, again

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Gas station, gas station

Gas station, gas station
Gas station

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Demo version one/"Queen" demo version

Gimme coffee, king-size cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, oh, you look so nice
Make me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them lookin' for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kinda girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
Preferably with smoking inside, if you can swing it
Maybe with a post office attached to it
Chickens runnin' in and out of it
Saw one like that in New Mexico on Route 66

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again, again
Again, again, again, again

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gas station

Acoustic demo

Gimme coffee, king-size cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Cap casino, Indian reservation
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station, oh

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, oh, you look so nice
Makes me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them lookin' for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station, station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kind of girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
And preferably with smokin' inside, if you can swing it
Maybe with a post office attached to it
With chickens runnin' in and out of it
I saw one like that in New Mexico on Route 66

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again, again
Again, again, again, again
Again

(Indiscernible), Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gas station