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.
Write this down
Remember every word
You're not the things they told you way back then
You're so much more than ideas in your head
So bury them
And keep them so they can return when you're alone
So that you can fight them in the end
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
Write this down
Remember every word
You're not the things they told you way back then
You're so much more than ideas in your head
So bury them
And keep them so they can return when you're alone
So that you can fight them in the end
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
And I'm so sorry
It took too long to let you know that
Its alright and its OK
Cause they mean nothing anyway
So you say that you're so alone. Well loneliness is all we get.
Get used to it.
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
And I'm so sorry
It took too long to let you know that
Its alright and its OK
Cause they mean nothing anyway
Remember every word
You're not the things they told you way back then
You're so much more than ideas in your head
So bury them
And keep them so they can return when you're alone
So that you can fight them in the end
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
Write this down
Remember every word
You're not the things they told you way back then
You're so much more than ideas in your head
So bury them
And keep them so they can return when you're alone
So that you can fight them in the end
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
And I'm so sorry
It took too long to let you know that
Its alright and its OK
Cause they mean nothing anyway
So you say that you're so alone. Well loneliness is all we get.
Get used to it.
Boy, you know I'm sick and tired of healing all your pain
Its time for you to know the truth and cast your cares away
And I'm so sorry
It took too long to let you know that
Its alright and its OK
Cause they mean nothing anyway
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This song is amazing. and i don't know why more people dont listen to them. if people in the world are like my brother then its because they're "Emo and Gay" but they arent...they have some very good songs.