Arranger: Carl Wilson/Warren Zevon
Producer: Jackson Browne
Lyrics: Warren Zevon
Music: 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 slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
Don't the sun look angry through the trees
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
Heaven help the one who leaves
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
But except in dreams you're never really free
Don't the sun look angry at me
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
It went mmm...
Look away
(Look away down Gower Avenue, look away)
Audio Engineer: Fritz Richmond/Kent Nebergall
Bass: Bob Glaub
Backing Vocals: Billy Hinsche/Carl Wilson/Jai Winding/The Gentlemen Boys
Guitar: Waddy Wachtel
Strings: The Sid Sharp Strings
Vocals: Warren Zevon
Mixing Engineer: John Haeny