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.
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
She lays down on the fresh lawn
She can make everything magical
But she tied one on big time
And it makes me want to rewind
To back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
And you know we're gonna win again
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh yeah
She lays down on the sidewalk
Never very analytical
She is something simply beautiful
Reappear when you feel magical
Back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh yeah
I'm the one
I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
I'm the one
I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
You're the one
You're the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
Back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
And you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh
You're the one
You're the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
(Maybe I'm the one)
(Maybe I'm the one)
(Who is) (who is the schizophrenic psycho)
You're the one
You're the one who is the schizophrenic psycho
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
She lays down on the fresh lawn
She can make everything magical
But she tied one on big time
And it makes me want to rewind
To back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
And you know we're gonna win again
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh yeah
She lays down on the sidewalk
Never very analytical
She is something simply beautiful
Reappear when you feel magical
Back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
Yeah, you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh yeah
I'm the one
I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
I'm the one
I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
You're the one
You're the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
Back in the days when we were young
When everything was like a loaded gun
Ready to go off at any minute
And you know we're gonna win again
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah
Maybe I'm the one
Maybe I'm the one
Who is the paranoid flake, oh
You're the one
You're the one
Who is the schizophrenic psycho
(Maybe I'm the one)
(Maybe I'm the one)
(Who is) (who is the schizophrenic psycho)
You're the one
You're the one who is the schizophrenic psycho
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this song is sorta self explanatory. like, their hopes were so high then but suddenly whatever the downfall was, turned one of them into a 'schizophrenic psycho'.
The lyrics change from "you're the one" to "i'm the one" so maybe the guy is in denial. i dunno.