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.
Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe
The breaks in life always seem to pass away, pass away, pass away
But sometime baby you gotta let me break free, and break free, and break free
But that don't mean that I don't love you, love you
Oh yeah, if you listen I'll tell you one time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you to know
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Your love has burned and your soul is gone, and I don't care, and I don't mind
And there's something good in your never poor
Lord, lord, lord, lord
There's something in you well I can see
Now give it to me, give it to me
Oh yeah, if you listen I'll tell you one time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you know
Oh, Lord yeah, well if you listen I'll tell you one fucking time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, the sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you to know
Oh, give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up I said
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up when you see
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up I said
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it to me
Well oh yeah, well if you listen I'll tell you one fucking time
God damn, babe, I know you don't listen, and I'll tell you a second time.
The breaks in life always seem to pass away, pass away, pass away
But sometime baby you gotta let me break free, and break free, and break free
But that don't mean that I don't love you, love you
Oh yeah, if you listen I'll tell you one time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you to know
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Your love has burned and your soul is gone, and I don't care, and I don't mind
And there's something good in your never poor
Lord, lord, lord, lord
There's something in you well I can see
Now give it to me, give it to me
Oh yeah, if you listen I'll tell you one time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you know
Oh, Lord yeah, well if you listen I'll tell you one fucking time
Oh yeah babe, I know you don't listen and I'll tell you a second time
Oh yeah, the sheets gone baby and the sun is up, yeah
Oh yeah, you and she are gone, and she likes you to know
Oh, give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up I said
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up when you see
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it up I said
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, get it
Give it to me, give it to me
Well oh yeah, well if you listen I'll tell you one fucking time
God damn, babe, I know you don't listen, and I'll tell you a second time.
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@RandomOne lol yeah but these lyrics are totally wrong..