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.
Wake up and turn off the TV,
My mouth's dry,
My stomach's uneasy,
What a crazy night,
Roll off the couch and go get some coffee,
Open the fridge but the shelves are empty,
I smoke a cigarette,
Float around and step over bodies,
Piled up from a weekend of parties,
Put out my smoke and turn the shower on,
The water rolls and washes away,
The smell of haze and drinking for days,
What a crazy night,
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
The smell of smoke fills up the room,
We came to dance so make a move,
Get low and shake it my way,
Get low and shake it my way,
The people here know what to do,
We're takin chances on a scene that won't come through,
We're gonna make it our way,
We're gonna make it our way,
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
Take a minute to get a grip
I'm stumbling drunk with no destination X4
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
My mouth's dry,
My stomach's uneasy,
What a crazy night,
Roll off the couch and go get some coffee,
Open the fridge but the shelves are empty,
I smoke a cigarette,
Float around and step over bodies,
Piled up from a weekend of parties,
Put out my smoke and turn the shower on,
The water rolls and washes away,
The smell of haze and drinking for days,
What a crazy night,
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
The smell of smoke fills up the room,
We came to dance so make a move,
Get low and shake it my way,
Get low and shake it my way,
The people here know what to do,
We're takin chances on a scene that won't come through,
We're gonna make it our way,
We're gonna make it our way,
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
Take a minute to get a grip
I'm stumbling drunk with no destination X4
I'm out of cash but rich in friends
Wyl'n(?) out stayin up all night,
Pop the bottle and turn out the lights,
So we can turn it on,
Make a toast to the moon and drink,
Here's to honor here's to livin the dream,
We're still young and we can go all night
Lyrics submitted by lavkings
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this song is obviously about the feeling and effects of partying all day all weekend. ita good song to chill too, while partying. hah! but its a cool song over all. one of my personal favorites.