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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
Vocals
David Sanborn
David Sanborn
Alto Saxophone
Arno Lucas
Arno Lucas
Background Vocals
Joe Turano
Joe Turano
Background Vocals
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith
Background Vocals
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
Tenor Saxophone
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass
Art Rodriguez
Art Rodriguez
Drums
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Drums
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
Percussion
Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey
Trumpet
Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
Trumpet
David Kalish
David Kalish
Guitar
Weldon Parks
Weldon Parks
Guitar
Howard Feiten
Howard Feiten
Guitar
Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Guitar
Sal Bernardi
Sal Bernardi
Vocals
Clarence McDonald
Clarence McDonald
Keyboards
Neil Larsen
Neil Larsen
Keyboards
Randy Kerber
Randy Kerber
Keyboards
Russell Ferrante
Russell Ferrante
Keyboards
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen
Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker
Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer
Rob Mounsey
Rob Mounsey
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
Songwriter
Nick DeCaro
Nick DeCaro
Orchestrator
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elliot Scheiner
Elliot Scheiner
Engineer
Ken Deane
Ken Deane
Engineer
Lee Herschberg
Lee Herschberg
Mastering Engineer
Loyd Clifft
Loyd Clifft
Engineer
Mark Linett
Mark Linett
Engineer
Steven Ettinger
Steven Ettinger
Engineer
Lenny Waronker
Lenny Waronker
Producer
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman
Producer
JoAnn Tominaga
JoAnn Tominaga
Producer
Vicki Forston
Vicki Forston
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eddie's got one crazy eye
That turns him into a cartoon
When a pretty girl comes by
And there's nothing here to do anymore
He sits on his stoop all day
Like there's something he's waitin' for
[Verse 2]
Cunt-finger Louie picks up Eddie in the alley
He's got all those guys with him
From that town where they all look like Frankie Valli
They speak fluently blonde
From her legs to her cigarette
And Louie told Eddie that  he'd fix him up
But he ain't come back yet
You know
[Verse 3]
It's more trouble than it's worth
It's more trouble than it's worth
Oh, wild and the only ones
Tell him where you are
Oh, wild and the only ones
Tell him where you are
Tell him where you are
[Verse 4]
Zero quit school
And she lost her job again
And then her boyfriend beat her up
And now he won't let her in
So she's walking by his joint
In a black and blue dress
She looks at Louie who elbows Eddie who says
Don't tell me, lemme guess
[Verse 5]
It's more trouble than it's worth
He's more trouble than he's worth
Oh, wild and the only ones
Tell him where you are
Oh, wild and the only ones
Go on, tell him where you are
[Verse 6]
Well at first when it was this way
When they're the only ones
And you've got all these ideas
You never tell to anyone
There are always magnets
Pulling each of you there
Livin' every story you'd dare
To be the only ones, the only ones
[Verse 7]
Oh, who are living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we'll be living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Gotta be living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we'll be building it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
Oh yeah, we're living it up
[Verse 8]
Louie and Eddie found a reason then and there
Carried her over the bridges like fluttering pages they didn't care
In the terminal wet dreams let so many tickets through
When strangers look in faces and see somebody they knew
You might meet me tomorrow
As all the lights are blooming green
And you're feelin' a little lonely
A little sad, a little mean
Remember a place inside of that hotel
Where you could do anything you want to do
You couldn't tell
[Verse 9]
It's more trouble than it's worth
Oh, this is more trouble than it's worth
The wild and the only ones
Come on, tell me where you are
Oh, wild only ones
I'm waiting, you could
Tell me where you are
The only ones
Will you tell me where you are?
Yeah, yeah
Written by: Rickie Lee Jones
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