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.
Call the dogs and sound the horns
The city key of where I's born's
Been stolen by someone I thought I knew
She blew in with some angel dust
From southern state where love is lust
And I hope she's gone
By the time this song is through
Not a moment passes by
She wets her lips
Sweats her eyes
Baits her tongue with pity for her prey
(Do your best to walk away)
And she transcends the avenue
A smile for me, a wink for you
I guess I'll take my place in yesterday
But darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
And the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
And the night is sweet
The night's divine
It stains your teeth
With blood-red wine
And leaves you lyin'
In your enemy's arms
And while you mumble down the hall
Something 'bout a skin made wall
You find you're just a sucker
For her charms
And the vanity that cakes her face
Sucks you in to death's embrace
Feel your sense of self just fade away
(Spread your ashes in the tray)
And see you're just a one man show
And once you're done it's time to go
Hear somebody's footsteps down the way
Darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
And the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail
And the youth protests the failing light
With his shirt sleeves rolled
In the humid night
He wonders where it was that he went wrong
And in denial while he ascends
To a lofty room all dreams end
He watches while his footsteps lead him on
And in the fires he takes his time
The well-worn steps he slowly climbs
Find a line of meathooks on display
(Does your conscience lose its way?)
And in the streets the sirens sing
What word they tell what news they bring
The puppet and his cold coat's strings obeys
And let's just bow and sway
But hail the death of day
Darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
The other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
The city key of where I's born's
Been stolen by someone I thought I knew
She blew in with some angel dust
From southern state where love is lust
And I hope she's gone
By the time this song is through
Not a moment passes by
She wets her lips
Sweats her eyes
Baits her tongue with pity for her prey
(Do your best to walk away)
And she transcends the avenue
A smile for me, a wink for you
I guess I'll take my place in yesterday
But darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
And the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
And the night is sweet
The night's divine
It stains your teeth
With blood-red wine
And leaves you lyin'
In your enemy's arms
And while you mumble down the hall
Something 'bout a skin made wall
You find you're just a sucker
For her charms
And the vanity that cakes her face
Sucks you in to death's embrace
Feel your sense of self just fade away
(Spread your ashes in the tray)
And see you're just a one man show
And once you're done it's time to go
Hear somebody's footsteps down the way
Darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
And the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail
And the youth protests the failing light
With his shirt sleeves rolled
In the humid night
He wonders where it was that he went wrong
And in denial while he ascends
To a lofty room all dreams end
He watches while his footsteps lead him on
And in the fires he takes his time
The well-worn steps he slowly climbs
Find a line of meathooks on display
(Does your conscience lose its way?)
And in the streets the sirens sing
What word they tell what news they bring
The puppet and his cold coat's strings obeys
And let's just bow and sway
But hail the death of day
Darlin' I can't wait
For you to leave this town
You just got here too late
And no one wants you 'round
With one foot on my back
The other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
I don't want to see you fall
I want to see you fail
Lyrics submitted by euthanasia27
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