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.
It never turns out right
With me and you
No matter how I try
To see it through
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
You are the door to which
I've lost the keys
We are a puzzle with
A missing piece
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
And I can't carry on living like this
Talking through glass
You know that I can't be the one to banish the mist
And ghosts in your past
So cold to touch
You and your heart
And when I care too much
We fall apart
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
And I can't carry on living like this
Talking through glass
You know that I can't be the one to banish the mist
And ghosts in your past
So I'm left without a choice but walking out
Though I've no hope, I'll never find someone like you
My head is screaming "I have to leave you"
But my heart is filled with doubt
Don't wanna leave but tell me what else can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
With me and you
No matter how I try
To see it through
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
You are the door to which
I've lost the keys
We are a puzzle with
A missing piece
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
And I can't carry on living like this
Talking through glass
You know that I can't be the one to banish the mist
And ghosts in your past
So cold to touch
You and your heart
And when I care too much
We fall apart
We gather ourselves up and start again
Feels like I'm trying to catch the wind
And I can't carry on living like this
Talking through glass
You know that I can't be the one to banish the mist
And ghosts in your past
So I'm left without a choice but walking out
Though I've no hope, I'll never find someone like you
My head is screaming "I have to leave you"
But my heart is filled with doubt
Don't wanna leave but tell me what else can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
Can I do?
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
(Uhu) We move like swing sets
Lyrics submitted by faithinthethief
Talking Through Glass/We Move Like Swing Sets Lyrics as written by James Riley Breckenridge Eddie Breckenridge
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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