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

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

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

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

Johnny Strikes Up The Band Warren Zevon

Dry your eyes, my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band They'll be rocking in the projects Walking down along the strand Freddie get ready

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The French Inhaler Warren Zevon

How're you going to make your way in the world When you weren't cut out for working When your fingers are slender and frail How're you going to get around In this sleazy bedroom town If you don't put yourself

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

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

Gorilla, You're A Desperado Warren Zevon

Big gorilla at the L.A.

Down In The Mall (Remastered) Warren Zevon

There's a brand new shopping center seven stories high There's bound to be a sale or two, there's something we can buy There's four floors of parking and we're sure to find a space We'll spend all the

Lawyers, Guns And Money Warren Zevon

Well, I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this

Lawyers, Guns and Money (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Well, I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this

Jeannie Needs A Shooter Warren Zevon

I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the cold wind cut through me; it cut right through my clothes And the anger and the yearning, like fever in my veins Set the fire burning She

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

Empty Handed Heart Warren Zevon

It's a possibility Girl, we had some good times That time cannot undo No one will ever take the place of you Heart jinxed condition Never sure how I feel Trying to seperate the real thing From the wishful

Bed Of Coals Warren Zevon

to die young And too young to die now I've been sleeping on a bed of nails I've been bleedingit never fails I feel every needle That pierced through my heart I'm too old to die young And I can't play the

Run Straight Down Warren Zevon

wasted city Started thinking about entropy Smelled the wind from the ruined river Went home to watch TV And it's worse when I try to remember When I think about then and now I'd rather see it on the news

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

Jungle Work (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Lear jet S.W.A.T. team On a midnight run With the M16 And the Ingram gun We parachute in We parachute out "Death from above" We're screaming now Where the pay is good And the risk is high It's

Jungle Work Warren Zevon

Lear jet S.W.A.T. team On a midnight run With the M16 And the Ingram gun We parachute in We parachute out "Death from above" We're screaming now Where the pay is good And the risk is high It's

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.

Tule's Blues (Remastered) Warren Zevon

Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping Here behind my hand It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the sands of the desert Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes

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

Tule's Blues Warren Zevon

Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping Here behind my hand It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the sands of the desert Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes You,

Accidentally Like A Martyr Warren Zevon

The phone don't ring And the sun refused to shine Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly For what was already mine For such a long, long time We made mad love Shadow love Random love And abandoned love

Hasten Down The Wind Warren Zevon

She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understand She takes his hand She tells him nothing's working out the way they planned She's so many women He can't find the one who

Hasten Down The Wind (Live Version) Warren Zevon

She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understand She takes his hand She tells him nothing's working out the way they planned She's so many women He can't find the one who

They Moved The Moon (Remastered) Warren Zevon

I was counting on you to stand by me To see me through, I was counting on you They moved the moon while I looked down When I looked away, they changed the stars around [Verse 2] (I'm so confused) I'm so

Boom Boom Mancini (Live Version) Warren Zevon

fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon >From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini A lightweight contender, like father like son He fought for the

Boom Boom Mancini Warren Zevon

fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon >From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini A lightweight contender, like father like son He fought for the

Werewolves Of London Warren Zevon

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fork's For to get a big dish of beef chow mein Refrain: Ah-wooo

Carmelita Warren Zevon

I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they glow in the dark And I'm there with her in Ensenada And I'm here in Echo Park Carmelita hold me tighter I think I'm sinking down And I'm all strung

Werewolves Of London (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fork's For to get a big dish of beef chow mein Refrain: Ah-wooo

Searching For A Heart (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Darkness in the morning Shadows on the land Certain individuals Aren't sticking with the plan CHORUS And I'm searching for a heart Searching everyone They say love conquers all You can't start it like

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

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