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.
Can somebody help him?
Lost and confused
He's been here before
But his mind ain't much use
Forgot what he came for
Or even why he's here
'Cause when his eyes, they shut
He's not there, he don't care
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
Climb your way to nowhere
Might as well stay here
Sit back, relax, 02-20 boy
So bored, so bored
Don't care to remember
the reasons why you're here
'Cause when your eyes, they shut
You don't care, you're not there
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
Lost and confused
He's been here before
But his mind ain't much use
Forgot what he came for
Or even why he's here
'Cause when his eyes, they shut
He's not there, he don't care
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
Climb your way to nowhere
Might as well stay here
Sit back, relax, 02-20 boy
So bored, so bored
Don't care to remember
the reasons why you're here
'Cause when your eyes, they shut
You don't care, you're not there
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
It's all so easy on your own, 02-20 boy, 02-20 boy
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This is the version that features in the movie The Invisible. The original song is "2.20 Girl" and naturally, all mentions of "boy" are replaced by "girl".
It's an intense song, I like it and it really suited the movie.