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.
Remember when we had them all on the run
And the night we saw the midnight sun
Remember saying things like, "We'll sleep when we're dead"
And thinking this feeling was never gonna end
Remember when we had them all on the run
And the night we saw the midnight sun
Remember saying things like, "We'll sleep when we're dead"
And thinking this feeling was never gonna end
Remember that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Gimme that naked new skin rush
Give me younger us
Gimme that you and me in a grave trust
Give me younger us
Gimme my girls running, love, wild and free
Give me younger us
Gimme my boys and I swimming through the streets
Give me younger us
Gimme that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Gimme that naked new skin rush
Give me younger us
Gimme that you and me in a grave trust
Give me younger us
Gimme my girls running, love, wild and free
Give me younger us
Gimme my boys and I swimming through the streets
Give me younger us
Gimme that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
And the night we saw the midnight sun
Remember saying things like, "We'll sleep when we're dead"
And thinking this feeling was never gonna end
Remember when we had them all on the run
And the night we saw the midnight sun
Remember saying things like, "We'll sleep when we're dead"
And thinking this feeling was never gonna end
Remember that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Gimme that naked new skin rush
Give me younger us
Gimme that you and me in a grave trust
Give me younger us
Gimme my girls running, love, wild and free
Give me younger us
Gimme my boys and I swimming through the streets
Give me younger us
Gimme that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Gimme that naked new skin rush
Give me younger us
Gimme that you and me in a grave trust
Give me younger us
Gimme my girls running, love, wild and free
Give me younger us
Gimme my boys and I swimming through the streets
Give me younger us
Gimme that night you were already in bed
Said, "Fuck it" got up to drink with me instead
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh (oh, oh, oh, oh)
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Younger Us Lyrics as written by Brian Andrew King David Prowse
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Close, a few differences that I hear are:
"saw the midnight sun" in the first verse at least
"gimme my girls runnin' round wild and free" (?)
"gimme my boys are now spinnin' through the streets" (?)
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