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.
Angels sing and buzzards fly
Kingdoms fall and rivers rise
It's all the same since the sin is alive
Some are free but we're all doing time
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
Money burns and good gold shines
Dreamers dream and finders find
World keeps spinnin' round and round
Save our souls before it all comes down
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lines
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
Kingdoms fall and rivers rise
It's all the same since the sin is alive
Some are free but we're all doing time
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
Money burns and good gold shines
Dreamers dream and finders find
World keeps spinnin' round and round
Save our souls before it all comes down
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lights
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
One day at a time smell the roses taste the wine
One day at a time no stop signs or red lines
That wheel keeps turning on and on, day and night
No one survives ain't no use in cryin'
What ain't dead is surely dyin' one day at a time
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One Day at a Time Lyrics as written by Gary Rossington Johnny Van Zant
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