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.
Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Yeah, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Yeah, women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean
You'll know, you'll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
Well, it's only me
That wants to wrap around your dreams
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
Yeah, what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing (only when they're playing)
Yeah, women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean
You'll know, you'll know, you'll know
You'll know, you'll know, you'll know
Heartbeat drives you mad
Remember what you had
You say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Yeah, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Yeah, women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean
You'll know, you'll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
Well, it's only me
That wants to wrap around your dreams
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
Yeah, what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing (only when they're playing)
Yeah, women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean
You'll know, you'll know, you'll know
You'll know, you'll know, you'll know
Heartbeat drives you mad
Remember what you had
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this song is amazing.... I just love corrs
I like this cover of the Fleetwood Mac song.
I gotta say this is a great song, great cover really bcus never likes the original.
I love the line
"Players only love you when they're playing..."
So true.
their best song
So what does the thing about players mean?
"Players only love you when they're playing" I think it refers to men, the way they behave when they're in the "flirting game", they want to get what they want, and don't care about girls' feelings. Most of the time they are just looking for sex, and that's it! Anyway! I do really like the music and the girl's voice! My favorite line is: "I keep my visions to myself". Greets!
i like this this song! and the Corrs of course! it's about a grisl that her boyfriend broke up with her, and she is determind that one day(when he feels the loneliness) he will understand what he lost and come back.