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.
Sacrificial sailing feeling super melodramas
and I know I wasn't seeing things too clear
and that's when all the works of fiction started
and now I'm socially retarded
and everything for once is mighty clear
and there were holes in her story
and the air smelled of deceit
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
Well I'm back up with my next of kin
And they're shooting all the shit again
I swear I never thought I'd sink so low
But here I am all sorts of medicatin'
Hind sight is so educatin'
All that they could say is I've been warned
and there were holes in her story
and the air smelled of deceit
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
and there were holes in her story
there were stains right on the sheets
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
and I know I wasn't seeing things too clear
and that's when all the works of fiction started
and now I'm socially retarded
and everything for once is mighty clear
and there were holes in her story
and the air smelled of deceit
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
Well I'm back up with my next of kin
And they're shooting all the shit again
I swear I never thought I'd sink so low
But here I am all sorts of medicatin'
Hind sight is so educatin'
All that they could say is I've been warned
and there were holes in her story
and the air smelled of deceit
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
and there were holes in her story
there were stains right on the sheets
tonight the first thing she'll see
is a pair of danglin' feet
Lyrics submitted by AppleScruffs
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So some of these lyrics are...probably wrong. If anyone knows better, then please let me know. Of course, that may be impossible, since Nick Urata thinks some lyrics are "garble garble mumble moan."