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.
Well alright, I'm walkin' home
I should've done that months ago
Cause we are diggin' the same hole
And we ain't gettin' to china
But I got a sinkking feeling I've hit the bottom
Cause I can't sleep I'm turnin' and tossin'
Something secret from me won't let me sleep
There's a nagging gnawing nothingness sunk deep
The truth is sadder than fiction
Well what's it matter, quit your bitchin'
Cause everyone already told you so
And now they're tired of listenin'
Cause sometimes there ain't no answers
Only what happens next
Something secret from me won't let me sleep
It's got me tossin turnin' twistin' up my sheets
I should've done that months ago
Cause we are diggin' the same hole
And we ain't gettin' to china
But I got a sinkking feeling I've hit the bottom
Cause I can't sleep I'm turnin' and tossin'
Something secret from me won't let me sleep
There's a nagging gnawing nothingness sunk deep
The truth is sadder than fiction
Well what's it matter, quit your bitchin'
Cause everyone already told you so
And now they're tired of listenin'
Cause sometimes there ain't no answers
Only what happens next
Something secret from me won't let me sleep
It's got me tossin turnin' twistin' up my sheets
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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