Alice Cooper

Released: December 5, 2000

Songwriter: Dennis Dunaway Bob Ezrin Michael Bruce

Producer: Richard Leyland

[Chorus]
The telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
Anticipating fun
I'm driving right up to you, babe
I guess that you couldn't see, yeah, yeah
But you were under my wheels, honey
Why don't you let me be

[Verse]
'Cause when you call me on the telephone
Saying take me to the show
And then I say honey, I just can't go
Old lady's sick and I can't leave her home

[Chorus]
Telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
Got you, under my wheels, yeah yeah
I got you under my wheels

[Chorus]
Aw! Telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
Anticipating fun
I'm driving right up to you, babe
I guess that you couldn't see, yeah, yeah, yeah
But you went under my wheels, honey
Why don't you let me be, yeah, yeah

[Outro]
Got you under my wheels, yeah, yeah
I got you under my wheels, wheels, wheels
Got you, got you, got you
Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha
Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha
Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha
Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, under my wheels
Got you under my wheels
We-we-we-we-we-we, wheels
We-we-we, wheels
We-we-we-we-we-we
We-we-we-we-we-we-we, wheels

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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