Rocket Queen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If I say I don't need anyone, I can say these things to you
'Cause I can turn on anyone just like I've turned on you
I've got a tongue like a razor, a sweet switchblade knife
And I can do you favors, but then you'll do whatever I like
[Chorus]
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen
I might be a little young, but, honey, I ain't naive
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen, oh yeah
I might be too much, but, honey, you're a bit obscene
[Verse 2]
I've seen everything imaginable pass before these eyes
I've had everything that's tangible, honey, you'd be surprised
I'm a sexual innuendo in this burned-out paradise
If you turn me on to anything, you better turn me on tonight
[Chorus]
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen
I might be a little young, but, honey, I ain't naive
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen, oh yeah
I might be too much, but, honey, you're a bit obscene
Ow! Cha!
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen
I might be a little young, but, honey, I ain't naive
Here I am, and you're a Rocket Queen, oh yeah
I might be too much, but, honey, you're a bit obscene, ow
[Instrumental Break 03:20-04:04]
[Bridge]
I see you standin', standin' on your own
It's such a lonely place for you, for you to be
If you need a shoulder, or if you need a friend
I'll be here standing until the bitter end
No one needs the sorrow, no one needs the pain
I hate to see you walking out there, out in the rain
So, don't chastise me or think I, I mean you harm
Of those that take you, leave you strung out much too far
Baby, yeah, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, baby, yeah
[Instrumental Break 05:31-05:49]
[Guitar Solo]
About
The song was named after Barbi Von Grief, a girl Axl was infatuated during GNR’s club days. As stated in Slash’s autobiography, Barbi “Rocket Queen” Von Greif was only 18-years old when she was the head of the underground hard rock scene in LA, she was notorious for being a partier.
The song is infamous for containing audio of a woman orgasming during the guitar solo. These noises were provided by Adriana Smith, Steven Adler’s girlfriend at the time, by having sex with Axl in the recording studio.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
According to frontman Axl Rose:
I wrote this song for this girl who was gonna have a band and she was gonna call it Rocket Queen. She kinda kept me alive for a while. The last part of the song is my message to this person, or anybody else who can get something out of it. It’s like there’s hope and a friendship note at the end of the song. For that song there was also something I tried to work out with various people—a recorded sex act. It was somewhat spontaneous but premeditated; something I wanted to put on the record."
- 2.It’s So Easy
- 3.Nightrain
- 7.My Michelle
- 10.You’re Crazy
- 11.Anything Goes
- 12.Rocket Queen
