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.
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta smile
You've gotta play
You've gotta work another day
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta raise your hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind that I'm in
Screams on me
Howls around me
And I feel like I am a naked man
I've got nothing and no one in a stranger's land
And the wind will do me in
Everyday
You've gotta run
You've got a job
You get it done
But sometimes I am too tired
You wanna roll in the grass
Kick your shoes off
Have a laugh
But sometimes I am too tired
I wanna raise my hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind kicks in again and says
Lean on me
Rise above me
And it says
Sailor don't leave the channel now
Deep blue rollers are breaking across your bow
And the wind will guide you in
So I went up the mountain
But all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, "leave me here lord"
So I went up the mountain
And all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, leave me here lord
Leave me in the valley
Let me rest my weary head
Give peace to your survivor
Put all my fears to bed
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna sing another song
You're gonna right another wrong
And sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna raise your hand and say
I don't understand
There are days when you get an answer
There are days when you find your answer.
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta smile
You've gotta play
You've gotta work another day
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta raise your hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind that I'm in
Screams on me
Howls around me
And I feel like I am a naked man
I've got nothing and no one in a stranger's land
And the wind will do me in
Everyday
You've gotta run
You've got a job
You get it done
But sometimes I am too tired
You wanna roll in the grass
Kick your shoes off
Have a laugh
But sometimes I am too tired
I wanna raise my hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind kicks in again and says
Lean on me
Rise above me
And it says
Sailor don't leave the channel now
Deep blue rollers are breaking across your bow
And the wind will guide you in
So I went up the mountain
But all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, "leave me here lord"
So I went up the mountain
And all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, leave me here lord
Leave me in the valley
Let me rest my weary head
Give peace to your survivor
Put all my fears to bed
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna sing another song
You're gonna right another wrong
And sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna raise your hand and say
I don't understand
There are days when you get an answer
There are days when you find your answer.
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Wind and the Mountain Lyrics as written by Phair
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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