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.
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
Realized I was passing through
From the moment I saw you
I was hypnotized
Couldn't wait to get you alone
So I could walk with you
So I could talk with you, oh
Go ahead and call your friends
I'll do whatever it takes
So I can make you trust
This party's going south
Let me know what's going on with us
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
Last night I saw a photograph
From the party where we chilled
(Party where we chilled)
It was showing the two of us
And the Colt 45 we killed
(Colt 45 we killed)
Here I'm just writing you a letter
From the distance past
Enclosed is a photograph
To remind you of the times we had
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Baby, go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
It's all right
(We can make it if we want to, baby)
It's all right
(I would love to show you the way)
For tonight
(And I'm not talking about forever)
I'm just talking tonight
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
(Don't you know, girl, that)
Then I'll go back to mine
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
Realized I was passing through
From the moment I saw you
I was hypnotized
Couldn't wait to get you alone
So I could walk with you
So I could talk with you, oh
Go ahead and call your friends
I'll do whatever it takes
So I can make you trust
This party's going south
Let me know what's going on with us
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
Last night I saw a photograph
From the party where we chilled
(Party where we chilled)
It was showing the two of us
And the Colt 45 we killed
(Colt 45 we killed)
Here I'm just writing you a letter
From the distance past
Enclosed is a photograph
To remind you of the times we had
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Baby, go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
It's all right
(We can make it if we want to, baby)
It's all right
(I would love to show you the way)
For tonight
(And I'm not talking about forever)
I'm just talking tonight
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
(Don't you know, girl, that)
Then I'll go back to mine
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Your Life and Mine Lyrics as written by Dan Simons Andrew Meunier
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I agree with the last 2 posts. Definitely about a one night stand, but one where the guy cares about the girl.
Awesome, amazing song. It's about a one night stand, and cute at the same time.