Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
throw me in the submarine
and push it into the sea
let it sink down, down, down
i remember everything
racing you across the bridge
i was rolling, i was swimming, i was falling
and then you kissed me, it was crazy
but that was yesterday
that was not today
but that was yesterday
that was not today
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
and i remember everything
i even loved your family
all i've ever given you was love
(and your heart has two sides?)
and i can't stick around to lie anymore
i'm laughing that i'm crying
i'm laughing that i'm crying as i sink
down, down, down
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
and i'll always miss you
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
and push it into the sea
let it sink down, down, down
i remember everything
racing you across the bridge
i was rolling, i was swimming, i was falling
and then you kissed me, it was crazy
but that was yesterday
that was not today
but that was yesterday
that was not today
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
and i remember everything
i even loved your family
all i've ever given you was love
(and your heart has two sides?)
and i can't stick around to lie anymore
i'm laughing that i'm crying
i'm laughing that i'm crying as i sink
down, down, down
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
and i'll always miss you
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
i did not want to let you go
but i knew i had to
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