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.
Baby, I don't know when the danger came
I want to find someone that I can blame
Call the doctor cause I am sick in love
And I can't help it
Baby, I'm worried about my mental state
Don't know if I'll recuperate
Think it's serious, gone from bad to worse
And I'm in trouble
(Oh) I think I'm coming down with something
(Yeah) I know it, gonna need your medicine
(Oh) So help me now, I'm freaking out, lover
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (not gonna let no one get hold of you)
Baby, baby
Cause this love is serious, we're seriously onto something
Serious
Lover, you love me like no one can
So if I'm crazy, hope you understand
Hurry doctor come, need to get me some
You know what time it is
(Oh) I think I'm coming down with something
(Yeah) I know it, gonna need your medicine
(Oh) So help me now, I'm freaking out, lover
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (let no one get hold of you)
Baby, you're mine (you're seriously fine)
And you know I can't stand
How the girls all want to be getting all up in my place
So get off of my man and don't try to mess with me
Cause this love is serious, we're seriously onto something
We're serious, uh-oh, uh-oh
(Repeat x2)
You got me so delirious, I'm under your control
Point it at me if you must, your arrow's got me poisoned
Tell me what my treatment is, your love's got me insane
My prescription is your kiss, and boy you got me wantin' it
(S-E-are-I-O-you-S)
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (let no one get hold of you)
Baby, you're mine (you're seriously fine)
I want to find someone that I can blame
Call the doctor cause I am sick in love
And I can't help it
Baby, I'm worried about my mental state
Don't know if I'll recuperate
Think it's serious, gone from bad to worse
And I'm in trouble
(Oh) I think I'm coming down with something
(Yeah) I know it, gonna need your medicine
(Oh) So help me now, I'm freaking out, lover
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (not gonna let no one get hold of you)
Baby, baby
Cause this love is serious, we're seriously onto something
Serious
Lover, you love me like no one can
So if I'm crazy, hope you understand
Hurry doctor come, need to get me some
You know what time it is
(Oh) I think I'm coming down with something
(Yeah) I know it, gonna need your medicine
(Oh) So help me now, I'm freaking out, lover
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (let no one get hold of you)
Baby, you're mine (you're seriously fine)
And you know I can't stand
How the girls all want to be getting all up in my place
So get off of my man and don't try to mess with me
Cause this love is serious, we're seriously onto something
We're serious, uh-oh, uh-oh
(Repeat x2)
You got me so delirious, I'm under your control
Point it at me if you must, your arrow's got me poisoned
Tell me what my treatment is, your love's got me insane
My prescription is your kiss, and boy you got me wantin' it
(S-E-are-I-O-you-S)
This love is serious (everybody knows I'm mad for you)
You get me seriously out of my mind
And I am so into us (let no one get hold of you)
Baby, you're mine (you're seriously fine)
Lyrics submitted by vanessarox_09
Serious Lyrics as written by Tony Ashwin Kanal Gwen Stefani
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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