Johnny Strikes Up The Band Warren Zevon

Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band When Johnny strikes up the...

The Factory Warren Zevon

I was born in '63 Got a little job in the factory I don't know much about Kennedy I was too busy working in the factory We got a kid that's two, we got another one due We get by the best we can do The

Even A Dog Can Shake Hands Warren Zevon

Well, he's trying to survive up on Mulholland Drive He's got the phone in the car in his hand Everybody's trying to be a friend of mine Even a dog can shake hands He wants twenty per cent 'cause he knew

Backs Turned Looking Down The Path Warren Zevon

I was caught between the years Nearly cost me all my tears With my back turned, looking down the path Hit me like a ton of bricks Had to have my outlook fixed With my back turned, looking down the path

She Quit Me (Remastered) Warren Zevon

[Featured in the film "Midnight Cowboy"] It wasn't the queen of diamonds that I drew first Instead I got the ace of spades reversed She quit me She up and quit me, man-yeah She quit me She

She Quit Me Warren Zevon

It wasn't the queen of diamonds that I drew first Instead I got the ace of spades reversed She quit me She up and quit me, man-yeah She quit me She up and she quit me It wasn't because I didn't treat her

The French Inhaler Warren Zevon

up for sale Where will you go with your scarves and your miracles Who's gonna know who you are Drugs and wine and flattering light You must try it again till you get it right Maybe you'll end up with

The French Inhaler (Live Version) Warren Zevon

up for sale Where will you go with your scarves and your miracles Who's gonna know who you are Drugs and wine and flattering light You must try it again till you get it right Maybe you'll end up with

Tenderness On The Block Warren Zevon

Mama, where's your pretty little girl tonight Trying to run before she can walk - that's right She's growing up She has a young man waiting She's growing up She has a young man waiting Wide-eyes She'll

Detox Mansion Warren Zevon

Well, I'm gone to Detox Mansion Way down on Last Breath Farm I've been rakin' leaves with Liza Me and Liz clean up the yard Left my home in Music City In the back of a limosine Now I'm doin' my own laundry

Sentimental Hygiene Warren Zevon

Every day I get up in the morning and go to work And do my job whatever I need some Sentimental hygiene Everybody's at war these days Let's have a mini-surrender I need some Sentimental hygiene Everybody's

Gridlock Warren Zevon

It's 5:00 P.M. on a weekday, friend There's one of me and two million of them The whistle blows and the factories close There's a million more commuters on the access roads The brake lights flashthere's

Splendid Isolation Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street Splendid Isolation I don't need no one Splendid Isolation Michael

Splendid Isolation (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street Splendid Isolation I don't need no one Splendid Isolation Michael

Splendid Isolation (Remastered) Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street [Chorus] Splendid isolation I don't need no one Splendid isolation

Gridlock (Remastered) Warren Zevon

It's 5 P.M. on a weekday, friend There's one of me and two million of them The whistle blows and the factories close There's a million more commuters on the access roads The brake lights flash, there's

Down In The Mall Warren Zevon

There's a brand new shopping center seven storeys high There's bound to be a sale or twosomething we can buy There's four floors of pak king and we're sure to find a space We'll spend all the money that

Down In The Mall (Remastered) Warren Zevon

money that the government doesn't take [Chorus] Goin' down in the mall, I'll be your man We'll go shopping, babe, it's something we can stand Down in the mall, we will abide Up on the escalator, darling

Desperados Under The Eaves Warren Zevon

I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel I was staring in my empty coffee cup I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lyin' All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles I'm gonna drink 'em up And if California

Mr. Bad Example (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I started as an altar boy working at the church Learning all my holy moves doing some research Which led me to a cash box labelled "Children's Fund" I'd leave the change and tuck the bills inside my

Play It All Night Long Warren Zevon

Grandpa pissed his pants again He don't give a damn Brother Billy has both guns drawn He ain't been right since Viet Nam "Sweet Home Alabama" Play that dead band's song Turn those speakers up full blast

Play It All Night Long (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Grandpa pissed his pants again He don't give a damn Brother Billy has both guns drawn He ain't been right since Viet Nam "Sweet Home Alabama" Play that dead band's song Turn those speakers up full blast

Join Me In L.A. Warren Zevon

It was midnight in anga I heard the DJ say There's a full moon rising Join me in L.

Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I'd lay my head on the railroad tracks And wait for the Double "E" But the railroad don't run no more Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me These young girls won't let me be

Transverse City Warren Zevon

tomorrow Pollyanna, take my hand Show us endless neon vistas Castles made of laser lights Take us to the shopping sector In the vortex of the night Past the shiny, mylar towers Past the ravaged tenements

Transverse City (Remastered) Warren Zevon

tomorrow Pollyanna, take my hand [Verse 2] Show us endless neon vistas Castles made of laser light Take us to the shopping sector In the vortex of the night Past the shiny, mylar towers Past the ravaged

Mohammed's Radio Warren Zevon

trying to tell them Something they already know So their anger and resentment flow But don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed's Radio I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful On the

Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Roland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun With a thompson gun for hire fighting to be done The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody

Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner Warren Zevon

Roland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun With a thompson gun for hire fighting to be done The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody

Frank And Jesse James Warren Zevon

On a small Missouri farm Back when the west was young Two boys learned to rope and ride And be handy with a gun War broke out between the states And they joined up with Quantrill And it was over

Wild Age Warren Zevon

You've seen him leaning on the streetlight Listening to some song inside You've seen him standing by the highway Trying to hitch a ride Well, they tried so hard to hold him Heaven knows how hard they tried

Trouble Waiting To Happen Warren Zevon

I woke up this morning and I fell out of bed Trouble waiting to happen Should've quit while I was ahead Trouble waiting to happen I turned on the news to the Third World War Opened up the paper to World

Worrier King (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I'm worried about that bird And I worry about everything And I worry when I see my subjects Bow down to the Worrier King Well.

Excitable Boy Warren Zevon

"Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest Excitable boy, they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy He took in the

Disorder in the House (ft. Bruce Springsteen) Warren Zevon

the house Reptile wisdom Zombies on the lawn staggering around Disorder in the house There\'s a flaw in the system And the fly in the ointment\'s gonna bring the whole thing down The floodgates

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Warren Zevon

So much to do, there's plenty on the farm I'll sleep when I'm dead Saturday night I like to raise a little harm I'll sleep when I'm dead I'm drinking heartbreak motor oil and Bombay gin I'll sleep when

Networking Warren Zevon

There's a way to live that's right for us Like Mayans in Manhattan and Los Angeles I'm scaling up, I'm breaking down And I'm doing lunch all over town Networking, I'm user friendly Networking, I install

Reconsider Me Warren Zevon

If you're all alone And you need someone Call me up And I'll come running Reconsider me Reconsider me If it's still the past That makes you doubt Darlin', that was then And this is now Reconsider me Reconsider

Poor Poor Pitiful Me Warren Zevon

I'd lay my head on the railroad tracks And wait for the Double "E" But the railroad don't run no more Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me These young girls won't let me be

Networking (Remastered) Warren Zevon

There's a way to live that's right for us Like Mayans in Manhattan and Los Angeles I'm scaling up, I'm breaking down And I'm doing lunch all over town [Chorus] Networking, I'm user friendly Networking,

Keep Me In Your Heart Warren Zevon

Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath Keep me in your heart for awhile If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less Keep me in your heart for awhile When you get up in the morning

The Envoy Warren Zevon

Nuclear arms in the Middle East Israel is attacking the Iraqis The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese And Baghdad does whatever she please Looks like another threat to world peace For the envoy Things got

The Heartache Warren Zevon

Shadows falling in the noonday sun Blue feeling to the maximum Look what happens when you love someone And they don't love you The heartache The risk you run The chance you take When you love someone And

The Long Arm Of The Law Warren Zevon

When I was young, times were hard When I got older it was worse First words I ever heard: "Nobody move, nobody get hurt" It's the long arm, it's the strong arm It's the long arm of the law It's the long

The Long Arm Of The Law (Remastered) Warren Zevon

arm) It's the long arm (It's the arm) of the law It's the long arm (It's the long arm) It's the strong arm (It's the strong arm) It's the long arm (It's the arm) of the law [Verse 2] After the war in

Night Time In The Switching Yard Warren Zevon

Nighttime in the switching yard Get it out on the mainline Listen to the rhythm of the train go by Listen to the train whistle whine Nighttime in the switching yard See that train...

Leave My Monkey Alone Warren Zevon

Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Down in Kenya where the Masai roam And the grass grows tall on the veldt In our old colonial home We drank our bitters

Looking For The Next Best Thing Warren Zevon

I worked hard, but not for the money Did my best to please I used to think it was funny 'Til I realized it was just a tease Don Quixote had his windmills Ponce de Leon took his cruise Took Sinbad seven

The Indifference Of Heaven (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Time marches on Time stands still Time on my hands Time to kill Blood on my hands And my hands in the till Down at the 7-11 Gentle rain Falls on me All life folds back Into the sea We contemplate eternity

Gorilla, You're A Desperado Warren Zevon

Big gorilla at the L.A.