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.
For a second there I thought you disappeared
It rains a lot this time of year
And we both go together if one falls down
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
And if you shake her heart enough she will appear
Tonight I think I'll be stayin' here
And you never did like this town
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Come on everybody)
Lalalala, lalalala
Lalalala, lalalala
So pack up the bags to beat back the clock
Do I let her sleep or should I wake her up
You said, we both go together if one falls down
Yeah right, heh
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I m goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Lalalala, lalalala)
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Lalalala, lalalala)
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
Lalalala
Lalalala
It rains a lot this time of year
And we both go together if one falls down
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
And if you shake her heart enough she will appear
Tonight I think I'll be stayin' here
And you never did like this town
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Come on everybody)
Lalalala, lalalala
Lalalala, lalalala
So pack up the bags to beat back the clock
Do I let her sleep or should I wake her up
You said, we both go together if one falls down
Yeah right, heh
I talk out loud like you're still around, no no
And I miss you
I m goin' back home to the west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin' all alone in a black coat
I miss you
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Lalalala, lalalala)
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
(Lalalala, lalalala)
I'm goin' back home to the west coast
Lalalala
Lalalala
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i like that he says 'i wish you would put yourself in my suitcase" instead of i wish i could put you in my suitcase....he knows its up to them to want to come and lets them make the decision. very much how it should be...i think most, including me, be more demanding...or agressive...by saying i wish i could put you in my suitcase...seems like a dude whos got it understood