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.
I've looked you right in the face
And I have told the worst lies
I've put my arms around you
And felt nothing at all
I've stolen tasteless bread
I've salted hundreds of cities, paint them red
I've taken a thousand miles and
I'll take a thousand more until you say
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You won't change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me
And the world will let you hang
I just made a pact with them
To always drop you where you land
I'll fight from my way and
I'll say that I've changed and
I'll try to convince you, you should stay
Whatever your goal, I'll be here
Making sure you fail
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You won't change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me (prey on me, prey on me, prey)
These seven years have opened my eyes
But I don't want you living all again
You
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You'll never change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (I will turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me
Unfaithful, I have been
Loyalty, I have none
No respect, no passion
I'm out to find it
And I have told the worst lies
I've put my arms around you
And felt nothing at all
I've stolen tasteless bread
I've salted hundreds of cities, paint them red
I've taken a thousand miles and
I'll take a thousand more until you say
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You won't change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me
And the world will let you hang
I just made a pact with them
To always drop you where you land
I'll fight from my way and
I'll say that I've changed and
I'll try to convince you, you should stay
Whatever your goal, I'll be here
Making sure you fail
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You won't change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me (prey on me, prey on me, prey)
These seven years have opened my eyes
But I don't want you living all again
You
You can't bully me
You can't make me stay
You'll never change
I hear your whispers calling me
I will turn away (I will turn away)
Just like a hunter you will prey
Prey on me
Unfaithful, I have been
Loyalty, I have none
No respect, no passion
I'm out to find it
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Good Luck With Your Lives Lyrics as written by Neil Boshart Josh Bradford
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Few small corrections from the book -
I've looked you right in the face and I have told the worst lies. I've put my arms around you and felt nothing at all. I've stolen tasteless bread, I've assaulted hundreds of cities, paint them red. I've taken a thousand miles, and I'll take a thousand more until you say:
"You can't bully me, you can't make me stay, you won't change. I hear your whispers calling me, I will turn away. Just like a hunter you will prey, prey on me."
And the world will let you hang. I just made a pact with them to always drop you where you land. I'll fight for my way, and I'll say that I've changed, I'll try to convince you you should stay. Wherever you go I'll be there, making sure you fail.
"You can't bully me, you can't make me stay, you won't change. I hear your whispers calling me, I will turn away. Just like a hunter you will prey, prey on me. These 7 years have opened my eyes, but I don't want to live it all again."
"Ungrateful", I have been. "Loyalty", I have none. "No respect", "no passion", "Unmotivating".