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.
If it stayed I'd never leave it if that turned around
I'd grieve the special dirty things that we used to talk about
I mean that loving you is strange and adored by me throughout,
oh no it's you again
Someday soon you'll find that someone waiting for the chance to beat you
Drooling on the set to feel you, blessing you with every kiss
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
It's Such the patient one who needs me, the spoiled one who wins
So shocking where's yours sense don't you know I hate you ooh,
unsatisfied you little girl
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Rolling dice and seeming queer, bastard love a sick affair
Let's see what new disease you'll fetch
I mean that fucking you is stange and adored by me throughout
Oh no it's you again blessing you with every kiss
So precious you know this hate of mine exploded
I'm so deranged you know I will never be decieved
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
So precious loving the thrill
So precious loving the thrill
'Cause Your the death of me
So precious loving the thrill
I'd grieve the special dirty things that we used to talk about
I mean that loving you is strange and adored by me throughout,
oh no it's you again
Someday soon you'll find that someone waiting for the chance to beat you
Drooling on the set to feel you, blessing you with every kiss
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
It's Such the patient one who needs me, the spoiled one who wins
So shocking where's yours sense don't you know I hate you ooh,
unsatisfied you little girl
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Rolling dice and seeming queer, bastard love a sick affair
Let's see what new disease you'll fetch
I mean that fucking you is stange and adored by me throughout
Oh no it's you again blessing you with every kiss
So precious you know this hate of mine exploded
I'm so deranged you know I will never be decieved
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
Tying yourself to me stitch up my emptiness
'Cause you're the death of me so precious, loving the thrill
So precious loving the thrill
So precious loving the thrill
'Cause Your the death of me
So precious loving the thrill
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33, edited by terrysalt, Delphiki
Stitches Lyrics as written by Bobby Hewitt Amir Derakh
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