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.
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
Wake up in the morning
Stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen
I guess I wish you well
Mmm a little bit of heaven
But a little bit of hell
This is the hardest story (ooh)
That I have ever told,
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
Two o'clock in the morning
Something's on my mind
Can't get no rest
Keep walking around
If I pretend that nothing ever went wrong
I can get to my sleep
I can dream that we just carried on
This is the hardest story
That I have ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
Oh I feel as if I'm wasted (this is the way you left me, I'm not pretending)
(No hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending)
And I'm wasting every day (this is the way that we love, like it's forever)
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
A little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
(Little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love, love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
I feel as if I'm wasted (little bit of love, little bit of love)
And I'm wasting every day (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Hey, hey, hey hey (little bit of love, little bit of love)
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
Wake up in the morning
Stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen
I guess I wish you well
Mmm a little bit of heaven
But a little bit of hell
This is the hardest story (ooh)
That I have ever told,
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
Two o'clock in the morning
Something's on my mind
Can't get no rest
Keep walking around
If I pretend that nothing ever went wrong
I can get to my sleep
I can dream that we just carried on
This is the hardest story
That I have ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
Oh I feel as if I'm wasted (this is the way you left me, I'm not pretending)
(No hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending)
And I'm wasting every day (this is the way that we love, like it's forever)
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
A little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
(Little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love, love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
I feel as if I'm wasted (little bit of love, little bit of love)
And I'm wasting every day (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Hey, hey, hey hey (little bit of love, little bit of love)
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
Lyrics submitted by xXlastgoodbyeXx, edited by marianeb
Happy Ending Lyrics as written by Michael Holbrook Penniman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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this is just so unlike all the other mika songs but i really adore it!!! very slightly freddie mercuryish!!! and that is a fucking huge compliment from me!!! xxxxxxx