In the Midnight Hour, Babe

Ever since that dude from Toronto did "Rebel Yell" on Rockstar: Supernova, I've been compulsively cranking the original Billy Idol version several times a day. Jesus Christ that song rocks. The intro kills me.

There's a weird break in the song where Idol almost slurs the words out, like he's in a daze. I never had a clue what he was saying. Now that I've found the lyrics on his website, they really cast the song in a new light. I keep replaying this part over and over:

He lives in his own heaven
Collects it to go from a 7 Eleven
Well he's out all night to collect a fare
Just as long, just as long it don't mess up his hair

All this time I thought the track was about some groupie "pumping on the floor." Now I'm thinking it's about some elaborately coiffed cabbie picking up a copy of Hustler at the convenience store.