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.
Trying to pick up the pace
Trying to make it so I never see your face again
Time to throw this away
Want to make sure that you never waste my time again
How does it feel?
Oh, how does it feel
To be you right now, dear?
You brought this upon
So pick up your piece and go away from here
Please just let me go now
Please just let me go
Would you please just let me go now?
Please just let me go
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out of my head
Get out
Gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out of my head
Get out
Never said we'd be friends
Trying to keep myself away from you
'Cause you're bad, bad news
With you gone I'm alive
Makes me feel like I took happy pills
And time stands still
How does it feel?
Oh, how does it feel to be the one shut out?
You broke all the rules
I won't be a fool for you no more my dear
Please just let me go now
Please just let me go
Would you please just let me go now?
Please just let me go
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out (please just let me go now)
I'm going to get you out of my head (please just let me go)
Get out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out of my head
Get out
Trying to make it so I never see your face again
Time to throw this away
Want to make sure that you never waste my time again
How does it feel?
Oh, how does it feel
To be you right now, dear?
You brought this upon
So pick up your piece and go away from here
Please just let me go now
Please just let me go
Would you please just let me go now?
Please just let me go
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out of my head
Get out
Gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out of my head
Get out
Never said we'd be friends
Trying to keep myself away from you
'Cause you're bad, bad news
With you gone I'm alive
Makes me feel like I took happy pills
And time stands still
How does it feel?
Oh, how does it feel to be the one shut out?
You broke all the rules
I won't be a fool for you no more my dear
Please just let me go now
Please just let me go
Would you please just let me go now?
Please just let me go
I'm going to get you out
I'm going to get you out (please just let me go now)
I'm going to get you out of my head (please just let me go)
Get out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out
I've gotta get you out of my head
Get out
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
I think "you brought this upon" is supposed to be "you broke this apart."
and "time stands still" not "time stood still"