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.
à à âðáúé ìê à ú äçù÷ ìöçå÷ à å ìáëåú,
à ðé áà îú îöèòø
à ú à ãà éôä, æä ìà îâéò ìê,
éù áê çåëîä ùîñôé÷ä ìùðéðå
à ú äééú äëì ë"ë ðëåï, ä÷éøåú øòãå ùãéáøú
à ú ÷îä ááå÷ø áìòãé, ùåèôú ôðéà øòððä,
äøáä ãáøéà òåáøéà áøà ù, à ú æä à ú ùåîøú ìòöîê
îòéôä îáè à ì äîøà ä, ùîä òì òöîê ùîìä
øà é øà é ùòì ä÷éø, îé äëé éôä?
à ì úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
ìôòîéà ðôâùéà áøçåá à å à öìê, îãáøéÃ, ùåúéà ëåñ úä
ùéîé ìá ìéçñé-äîéï, äåôëéà èåáéà ëùà éï ÷éøáä
ðîøçéÃ, ìúôåñ îäöã, ìçéåú çééà éåúø ôùåèéÃ
à ðé øåà ä à åúê, úñúëìé òìé, úñúëìé òìé
à ì úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
à ðé ìáã òëùéå åùéëåø áîéèä ìà îù÷ä ú'òöéöéÃ, áåòè
áçúåìä, úùà ìé à åúé ìôçåú úú÷ùøé, îä ùòåáø òìé,
ùòåáø òìé úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé ùòåáø òìé
à ðé áà îú îöèòø
à ú à ãà éôä, æä ìà îâéò ìê,
éù áê çåëîä ùîñôé÷ä ìùðéðå
à ú äééú äëì ë"ë ðëåï, ä÷éøåú øòãå ùãéáøú
à ú ÷îä ááå÷ø áìòãé, ùåèôú ôðéà øòððä,
äøáä ãáøéà òåáøéà áøà ù, à ú æä à ú ùåîøú ìòöîê
îòéôä îáè à ì äîøà ä, ùîä òì òöîê ùîìä
øà é øà é ùòì ä÷éø, îé äëé éôä?
à ì úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
ìôòîéà ðôâùéà áøçåá à å à öìê, îãáøéÃ, ùåúéà ëåñ úä
ùéîé ìá ìéçñé-äîéï, äåôëéà èåáéà ëùà éï ÷éøáä
ðîøçéÃ, ìúôåñ îäöã, ìçéåú çééà éåúø ôùåèéÃ
à ðé øåà ä à åúê, úñúëìé òìé, úñúëìé òìé
à ì úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé
à ðé ìáã òëùéå åùéëåø áîéèä ìà îù÷ä ú'òöéöéÃ, áåòè
áçúåìä, úùà ìé à åúé ìôçåú úú÷ùøé, îä ùòåáø òìé,
ùòåáø òìé úùà ìé, îä ùòåáø òìé ùòåáø òìé
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