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.
You broke my heart,
When you said goodbye
And only you can lift my spirit
You gave me wings and now you're gone
Well I'm crying inside,
A thousand tears every time I think of you
Lock the pictures away,
Hide the letters too,
Anything to get my mind off you
You just walked by me like nothing ever happened
When you said you would rescue me if I was ever falling
Well now baby there's no way that you could have forgotten all of the memories
I thought we shared
We were supposed to grow old
Tell me how can I look up at the moon,
When I know that moon shines upon you
Through that window in your room
Oh how I wish I had you in my arms see darling I would never let you go
When you said goodbye
And only you can lift my spirit
You gave me wings and now you're gone
Well I'm crying inside,
A thousand tears every time I think of you
Lock the pictures away,
Hide the letters too,
Anything to get my mind off you
You just walked by me like nothing ever happened
When you said you would rescue me if I was ever falling
Well now baby there's no way that you could have forgotten all of the memories
I thought we shared
We were supposed to grow old
Tell me how can I look up at the moon,
When I know that moon shines upon you
Through that window in your room
Oh how I wish I had you in my arms see darling I would never let you go
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Supposed to Grow Old Lyrics as written by Justin Nozuka
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Yeah, I agree that this song is amazing. I really like how he starts off with the song as if he's telling the story to someone else, and as the song progresses, he is talking to her. The lyrics here don't reflect that, but if you listen, the last verse, he is using "you" instead of "she".