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.
Are you disappointed,
And have we destroyed it?
I, well I've been stumbling down this long and winding road
And these times are changing,
And it's complicated,
I, well I don't want to know
[Chorus]
And I, don't ask why, anymore
And I, don't ask why, anymore
Anymore
Is it getting better,
And can we live forever?
I, and I'm not sure what the hell we're fighting for
Does the money make us,
And will the future blame us?
I, oh, I don't want to know
[Chorus]
When you're tired and alone,
And you feel like letting go,
Come home
When you can't take anymore,
When you're beat up and ignored,
Come home
The son is headed home
The pastor you don't know
You're a long, long way from home
There are things you need to know,
The answers leave you cold
You're a long, long way from home
The summer's coming back,
And it brings a second chance
If you're not part of this,
Then I don't want to know
[Chorus]
When you're tired and alone,
And you feel like letting go,
Come home
When you can't take anymore,
And you're beat up and ignored,
Come home
I'm coming home.
And have we destroyed it?
I, well I've been stumbling down this long and winding road
And these times are changing,
And it's complicated,
I, well I don't want to know
[Chorus]
And I, don't ask why, anymore
And I, don't ask why, anymore
Anymore
Is it getting better,
And can we live forever?
I, and I'm not sure what the hell we're fighting for
Does the money make us,
And will the future blame us?
I, oh, I don't want to know
[Chorus]
When you're tired and alone,
And you feel like letting go,
Come home
When you can't take anymore,
When you're beat up and ignored,
Come home
The son is headed home
The pastor you don't know
You're a long, long way from home
There are things you need to know,
The answers leave you cold
You're a long, long way from home
The summer's coming back,
And it brings a second chance
If you're not part of this,
Then I don't want to know
[Chorus]
When you're tired and alone,
And you feel like letting go,
Come home
When you can't take anymore,
And you're beat up and ignored,
Come home
I'm coming home.
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Will the Future Blame Us Lyrics as written by Jeremy Taggart Michael Maida
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