Discover the story of the song > Private Life – Oingo Boingo

The song is about the protagonist's private life, which he does not want to share with anyone else. He says he has no friends or problems. He keeps all his private things like dirty pictures and religious objects hidden, and waits in his private bed for a dream to take him away. He also admits that he likes something dangerous and wonders if his private life has always been this way. The chorus repeats that this is his private life and invites someone to come and get him out of there.