Day by day, hour by hour
What haunts my nighttime starts my daylight
Even good friends have no answers
Beautiful stars
(Ow) You don’t want hard cash, just a few facts
It’s use and abuse, you’d write your story
As work for playtime, time for love
My beautiful stars, beautiful stars
Don’t touch her, man
I want her over and over again
Don’t touch her, man
I want her over and over again
Beautiful star in my daytime drama
When I ask the question for an answer
See you dancing, romancing what I want
My beautiful star, beautiful star (ow ow ow)
Don’t touch her, man
I want her over and over again
Don’t touch her, man
I want her over and over and over and over
Oh
Beautiful star of my daytime drama
Yes, it’s in my hand now
You’re my hope for a future
Beautiful star of my daytime drama
Love to win a boy [?]
You’re my hope for a future
Some are happy
Some are amazed
Some are devoted
Some are saved
I was one, but I was saved
Again, again
Beautiful star of a daytime drama, yeah
Unraveling the Heart of “Daytime Drama”
Billy Idol’s “Daytime Drama” captures the restless tension between desire and reality, weaving a narrative that blurs the lines between dreamlike longing and the starkness of everyday life. The song’s protagonist is haunted by emotions that spill over from night to day, suggesting an obsession that colors both his waking and sleeping hours. The recurring motif of the “beautiful star” symbolizes an unattainable love or muse — someone who brings both hope and torment. Idol’s raw vocals and evocative lines like “Don’t touch her, man, I want her over and over again” reveal a possessive yearning, while the backdrop of friends with “no answers” underscores the isolation that intense passion can bring.
Song Credits
- Artist: Billy Idol
- Release Year: 1983
- Label: Chrysalis Records