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.
Please accept this
as a token
of my sincere gratitude
I'm not joking
There's the singing
the provoking
and all the promises made
That were broken
Do I love you?
Yes I love you
But easy come, easy go
Don't let me down
as a token
of my sincere gratitude
I'm not joking
There's the singing
the provoking
and all the promises made
That were broken
Do I love you?
Yes I love you
But easy come, easy go
Don't let me down
Lyrics submitted by ReelinReverse, edited by TheLiquidActor, aiseruchan
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I think this song could be a not-so-subtle message about the band's issues with Labrador Records. The band felt they had signed their Labrador contract when they were young, and as the years went by, they realized the contract was not in their best interest. Labrador wanted to hold them to the terms of the contract. The band sued to get out of the contract and eventually settled with the label. In various interviews, Johan Duncanson has stated that he appreciated the outlet the band was provided in their formative years, but they (the band) wanted to retain some measure of control over their work after they were finished with Labrador.
It should also be noted that Duncanson and the band have stated they often employ lyrics that can be interpreted in multiple ways.
I think Duncanson is telling the label he sincerely appreciates all they have done ("Please accept this as a token of my sincere gratitude"), but problems have arisen ("There's the singing, the provoking, and all the promises made that were broken"). Now he accepts the relationship is ending ("Do I love you? Yes, I love you, but easy come, easy go"), and he wants the label to do what is right and act in good faith {"Don't let me down").