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.
I want to be a good woman
And I want, for you to be a good man.
This is why I will be leaving
And this is why, I can't see you no more.
I will miss your heart so tender
And I will love
This love forever
I don't want be a bad women
And I can't stand to see you be a bad man
I will miss your heart so tender
And I will love
This love forever
And this is why I am leaving
And this is why I can't see you no more
This is why I am lying when I say
That I don't love you no more
'Cause I want (to) be a good women
And I want for to be a good man
And I want, for you to be a good man.
This is why I will be leaving
And this is why, I can't see you no more.
I will miss your heart so tender
And I will love
This love forever
I don't want be a bad women
And I can't stand to see you be a bad man
I will miss your heart so tender
And I will love
This love forever
And this is why I am leaving
And this is why I can't see you no more
This is why I am lying when I say
That I don't love you no more
'Cause I want (to) be a good women
And I want for to be a good man
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Good Woman Lyrics as written by CHAN MARSHALL
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I think she's talking about two lovers that even though they're in love, can't stay together 'cause they are just hurting each other too much and doing that to someone you love isn't the exact definition of being a "good woman" or a "good man".
I think that in the end, all relationships are basically doomed to bring out the worst in us and our partner, no matter how much you are/were in love. Familiarity breeds contempt, I believe is how the saying goes. This is a cold hard fact of life that most over a certain age will eventually realize. <br /> <br /> After reading the lyrics, I thought of a woman who is basically jaded by relationships in general, because they all follow the same trajectory; so she wants to nip it in the bud by ending it before it gets to that point, because it will. She's really torn up and hurt by her own decision (she tells him she doesn't love him even though she does), but this pain is nothing compared to what is looming on the horizon. I guess you could call it a preemptive measure. <br /> <br /> This is a great song, by the way.