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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Warren Zevon
Piano
Carl Wilson
Background Vocals
Bob Glaub
Bass Guitar
Larry Zack
Drums
Waddy Wachtel
Guitar
Jackson Browne
Background Vocals
Billy Hinsche
Background Vocals
Jai Winding
Background Vocals
The Gentlemen Boys
Harmony Vocals
The Sid Sharp Strings
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Warren Zevon
Songwriter
Carl Wilson
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jackson Browne
Producer
Fritz Richmond
Engineer
John Haeny
Mixing Engineer
Kent Nebergall
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
I'm gonna drink 'em up
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
Huh!
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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?
[Verse 6]
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
It went mmm
Mmmm
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Look away down Gower Avenue
Look away
Written by: Warren Zevon