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.
Shine. White. Lines. The white lines shine
When everything you’ve ever seen
and everything you’ve ever sought
Is everywhere you’ve ever been and everyone you ever bought
And every soul you ever stole. Unvirtuosity extolled
Every time you wait your turn, you wait your turn
You say you can believe it. You want to pray for giving up freedom?
You say now you’ve seen it. I’ve seen it all before
Getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving, the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
Oh the stolen minds, sacrificial finds, oh the frozen eyes
I can see you craving, I can feel you waiting
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like a bullet needs guns
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
Oh the stolen minds, sacrificial finds, oh the frozen eyes
I can see you, I can feel you
You wanna live it, you wanna define, you wanna grow all night
and you ain’t going home without a fright
I can see you craving, I can feel you waiting
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like a bullet needs guns
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
You say you’re ready, prove it to me. Do it. Prove it
Shine. White. Lines. The white lines shine
When everything you’ve ever seen
and everything you’ve ever sought
Is everywhere you’ve ever been and everyone you ever bought
And every soul you ever stole. Unvirtuosity extolled
Every time you wait your turn, you wait your turn
You say you can believe it. You want to pray for giving up freedom?
You say now you’ve seen it. I’ve seen it all before
Getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving, the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
Oh the stolen minds, sacrificial finds, oh the frozen eyes
I can see you craving, I can feel you waiting
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like a bullet needs guns
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
Oh the stolen minds, sacrificial finds, oh the frozen eyes
I can see you, I can feel you
You wanna live it, you wanna define, you wanna grow all night
and you ain’t going home without a fright
I can see you craving, I can feel you waiting
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like a bullet needs guns
A heat seeking missile flies towards the sun, an inherent design
like getting the feeling, uncertainty leaving the leader is feeding
deceiving the lonely
You say you’re ready, prove it to me. Do it. Prove it
Shine. White. Lines. The white lines shine
Lyrics submitted by sokorny
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