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.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
Some of us wouldn't be lying if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Some of us wouldn't be lying if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
Some of us wouldn't be lying if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Some of us wouldn't be lying if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Nobody likes a child who complains and I won't be that child anymore.
Lyrics submitted by a scar in the sky
No, Not Now Lyrics as written by Dustin Patrick Hawthorne Dante Decaro
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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