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.
don't skate
don't surf
don't worry about my turf
gotta car
in my yard
don't want it to go far
and i wanna know
if i'm coming down with anything
and i've got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex an exerciser
don't drink
don't stink
i change my own bedsheets
i read
i ride
and i wanna know
if im coming down with anything
and ive got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex exerciser
dont smoke
hate dope
done laugh a dirty jokes
got a mom and dad
the only ones ive ever had
i wanna know if im growin old from anything
and i've got a hero that ill follow to the end
and i wanna know
if im coming down with anything
and ive got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex exerciser
don't surf
don't worry about my turf
gotta car
in my yard
don't want it to go far
and i wanna know
if i'm coming down with anything
and i've got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex an exerciser
don't drink
don't stink
i change my own bedsheets
i read
i ride
and i wanna know
if im coming down with anything
and ive got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex exerciser
dont smoke
hate dope
done laugh a dirty jokes
got a mom and dad
the only ones ive ever had
i wanna know if im growin old from anything
and i've got a hero that ill follow to the end
and i wanna know
if im coming down with anything
and ive got a hero that ill follow to the end
im an ex exerciser
Lyrics submitted by ibanezzian
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i love this song! its awesome as!! unlike the rest of theirs... but anyway i love the part where he goes "and i wanna know if im growing old from anything.." as in... he doesnt drink, smoke, laugh at dirty jokes etc. hes too innocent. hes like an old person