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 built this house
With my own hands
But she just came
And heard the plans
She found the safe
And cracked the code
She grabbed the goods
And hit the road
And I'm
Feeling glum
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
Who shut off my electricity
Explained we just lack chemistry
And on the walls and on the shelves
She hung up pictures of herself
And I'm keeping one
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
That makes it hard to
Lock my doors at night
Even my fire alarms don't work right
And as I try to sleep I
Glance next doors
And all I see is his lips touching yours
Oh girl
I will dig a hole and label it love
Trick her to fall in from above
Strategically placed at the front door
I'll coax her to come back to get more
And now
I'm feeling dumb
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
That makes it hard to
Lock my doors at night
Even my fire alarms don't work right
And as I try to sleep I
Glance next doors
And all I see is his lips touchings yours
Oh girl
With my own hands
But she just came
And heard the plans
She found the safe
And cracked the code
She grabbed the goods
And hit the road
And I'm
Feeling glum
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
Who shut off my electricity
Explained we just lack chemistry
And on the walls and on the shelves
She hung up pictures of herself
And I'm keeping one
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
That makes it hard to
Lock my doors at night
Even my fire alarms don't work right
And as I try to sleep I
Glance next doors
And all I see is his lips touching yours
Oh girl
I will dig a hole and label it love
Trick her to fall in from above
Strategically placed at the front door
I'll coax her to come back to get more
And now
I'm feeling dumb
Oh, oh, girl
You're the one
That makes it hard to
Lock my doors at night
Even my fire alarms don't work right
And as I try to sleep I
Glance next doors
And all I see is his lips touchings yours
Oh girl
Lyrics submitted by brittaful, edited by firefightcat
Homewrecker Lyrics as written by FORREST KLINE
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