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.
Waste it all in the rend
Or laugh it down the drain
And I'm standing right here beside you
Now morph into a creature that no one understands
And I will lay my life beside you
Now You racing ahead
Like there's no tomorrow, only an end
Run, run, run southren dreamer
If I ever had a savior, it was you
Run, run, run southren dreamer
Whenever I need a detour to the truth
If I ever had a savior, it was you
Blue moon over Malibu
Drown it in the ocean
And I'm standing right here beside you
Now work it out on the 405
No one here is waking up to die, and I'll
Lay my life beside you now
And you're racing again
Like there's no limitation
'Round the California bend
Or laugh it down the drain
And I'm standing right here beside you
Now morph into a creature that no one understands
And I will lay my life beside you
Now You racing ahead
Like there's no tomorrow, only an end
Run, run, run southren dreamer
If I ever had a savior, it was you
Run, run, run southren dreamer
Whenever I need a detour to the truth
If I ever had a savior, it was you
Blue moon over Malibu
Drown it in the ocean
And I'm standing right here beside you
Now work it out on the 405
No one here is waking up to die, and I'll
Lay my life beside you now
And you're racing again
Like there's no limitation
'Round the California bend
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