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.
Let me tell you this story about this ambidextrous talk show host
That I used to live with who once told me that the sky was green.
I didn't believe him so I hit back with a short sharp shot, disco me to oblivion baby.
He uh, couldn't appreciate my sense of humour and that's when we started to grow apart.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
Wretched
Ohhh
My soul
No pain
No gain
Well things didn't improve for our relationship when I was seduced by his wife
And then I fell in love with his daughter.
And I can't help who I fall in love with, ok?
Then one day I accidently castrated his prized poodle with an electric can opener. Yaaoucha!
He kicked me out of the house and he burnt all my pictures of his sweet Jimmy Dean.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
If it don't hurt
It don't work
No
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Said I was alone but that was only the beginning
Yeah I was alone but that was only the beginning
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Say 2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
That I used to live with who once told me that the sky was green.
I didn't believe him so I hit back with a short sharp shot, disco me to oblivion baby.
He uh, couldn't appreciate my sense of humour and that's when we started to grow apart.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
Wretched
Ohhh
My soul
No pain
No gain
Well things didn't improve for our relationship when I was seduced by his wife
And then I fell in love with his daughter.
And I can't help who I fall in love with, ok?
Then one day I accidently castrated his prized poodle with an electric can opener. Yaaoucha!
He kicked me out of the house and he burnt all my pictures of his sweet Jimmy Dean.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
If it don't hurt
It don't work
No
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Said I was alone but that was only the beginning
Yeah I was alone but that was only the beginning
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Say 2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
Lyrics submitted by cobiatic
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He certainly did earn that reputation.
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probobly on dugs when writen