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.
on and on and on
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
you and i will try
to stay together yeah
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
please don't cry
we're designed to die
don't deny
what's inside
on and on and on
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
one day we'll disappear
together in a dream
however short or long
our lives are going to be
i will live in you
or you will live in me
until we disappear
together in a dream
please don't cry
we're designed to die
you can't deny
even the gentlest tide
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
we're going to try
please don't cry
this world of words and meanings
makes you feel outside
something that you feel already
deep inside
you've denied
go ahead and cry
on and on and on
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
you and i
we'll stay together yeah
you and i will try
to make it better yeah
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
you and i will try
to stay together yeah
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
please don't cry
we're designed to die
don't deny
what's inside
on and on and on
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
one day we'll disappear
together in a dream
however short or long
our lives are going to be
i will live in you
or you will live in me
until we disappear
together in a dream
please don't cry
we're designed to die
you can't deny
even the gentlest tide
on and on and on
we'll be together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
we're going to try
please don't cry
this world of words and meanings
makes you feel outside
something that you feel already
deep inside
you've denied
go ahead and cry
on and on and on
we'll stay together yeah
on and on and on
on and on and on
you and i
we'll stay together yeah
you and i will try
to make it better yeah
Lyrics submitted by calvins_hobbies
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