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Note: breaks indicate page breaks until the credits page of the booklet.NO MORE WALKS IN THE WOOD Written by Don Henley, Steuart Smith & John Hollander • Published by Privet Songs (BMI) / Ratshoes Music / Johnho Lied (ASCAP) • Incorporates the poem "An Old Fashioned Song" by John Hollander © 1993 John Hollander, published in the collection "Tesserae: And Other Poems" by Alfred A. Knopf ø NO MORE WALKS IN THE WOOD • THE TREES HAVE ALL BEEN CUT DOWN • AND WHERE ONCE THEY STOOD • NOT EVEN A WAGON RUT • APPEARS ALONG THE PATH • LOW BRUSH IS TAKING OVER • NO MORE WALKS IN THE WOOD: THIS IS THE AFTERMATH • OF AFTERNOONS IN THE CLOVER FIELDS • WHERE WE ONCE MADE LOVE • THEN WANDERED HOME TOGETHER • WHERE THE TREES ARCHED ABOVE • WHERE WE MADE OUR OWN WEATHER • WHEN BRANCHES WERE THE SKY • NOW THEY ARE GONE FOR GOOD • AND YOU, FOR ILL, AND I • AM ONLY A PASSER-BY • WE AND THE TREES AND THE WAY • BACK FROM THE FIELDS OF PLAY • LASTED AS LONG AS WE COULD • NO MORE WALKS IN THE WOOD HOW LONG Written by J.D. Souther • Published by EMI April Music, Inc. / WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) Ø LIKE A BLUEBIRD WITH HIS HEART REMOVED - LONELY AS A TRAIN • I'VE RUN JUST AS FAR AS I CAN RUN • IF I NEVER SEE THE GOOD OLD DAYS SHINING IN THE SUN - I'LL BE DOING FINE, AND THEN SOME ••• HOW LONG, HOW LONG - WOMAN WILL YOU WEEP? • HOW LONG, HOW LONG? • ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP ••• I'VE BEEN DOING TIME IN A LONESOME PRISON, WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE; JUST OUTSIDE THE FREEDOM RIVER RUNS • OUT THERE IN THAT SHINY NIGHT, WITH BLOODHOUNDS ON YOUR MIND - DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S THE SAME SAD SITUATION ••• HOW LONG, HOW LONG - WOMAN WILL YOU WEEP? • HOW LONG, HOW LONG? • ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP ••• EVERYBODY FEELS ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW I HEARD SOME POOR FOOL SAY • EVERYONE IS OUT THERE ON THE LOOSE • WELL, I WISH I LIVED IN THE LAND OF FOOLS AND NO ONE KNEW MY NAME • BUT WHAT YOU GET IS NOT QUITE WHAT YOU CHOOSE ••• HOW LONG, HOW LONG - WOMAN WILL YOU WEEP? • HOW LONG, HOW LONG? • ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP • HOW LONG, HOW LONG? • THE MUDDY RIVER RUNS SO DEEP • HOW LONG, HOW LONG? • GOODNIGHT BABY, ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP • SLEEP TIGHT BABY, ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP • B-B-BYE BYE BABY, ROCK YOURSELF TO SLEEP BUSY BEING FABULOUS Written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey • Published by Privet Songs / Red Cloud Music (BMI) Ø I CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE AND I FOUND YOUR LITTLE NOTE: "DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME TONIGHT" - THAT WAS ALL SHE WROTE • DO YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE OUT ON THE TOWN WITH ALL OF YOUR HIGH-ROLLIN' FRIENDS? • BUT, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU COME UP EMPTY? • WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN THE PARTY ENDS? ••• YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS • TOO BUSY TO THINK ABOUT US • WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE DREAMING OF; SOMEHOW YOU FORGOT ABOUT LOVE • AND YOU WERE TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS, UH-HUH ••• A LITTLE TIME IN THE COUNTRY; A DAY OR TWO TO SLOW DOWN • A BOTTLE OF WINE AND A WALK IN THE MOONLIGHT; MAYBE SOME FOOLIN' AROUND • BUT YOU THINK TIME IS JUST A
MAGAZINE AND MONEY'S JUST A THRILL • I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR YOU TO CHANGE YOUR WAY OF LIVIN', BUT NOW I REALIZE THAT YOU NEVER WILL ••• 'CAUSE YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS • TOO BUSY TO THINK ABOUT US • LOOKIN' FOR SOMETHING YOU'LL NEVER FIND • YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND • 'CAUSE YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS, UH-HUH • YOU TELL A JOKE AND EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING • THAT'S SOMETHING YOU KNOW HOW TO DO • YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE LIFE OF THE PARTY • BUT NOW, MY BABY - THE JOKE IS ON YOU ••• AND YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS • TOO BUSY TO THINK ABOUT US • RUNNIN' AFTER SOMETHING THAT NEVER COMES • WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU RUNNIN' FROM? • AND YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS • TOO BUSY TO THINK ABOUT US; TO DRINK THE WINE FROM THE WINNER'S CUP; TO NOTICE YOUR CHILDREN WERE GROWING UP • YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY BEING FABULOUS • TOO BUSY, TOO BUSY WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HEART Written by Glenn Frey & Don Henley • Published by Red Cloud Music / Privet Song (BMI) ø YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY A WORD • I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES • I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY • IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE ••• I CAN HOLD BACK MY TEARS AND TRY TO BE STRONG WHILE OUR LIVE IS FALLING APART • I KNOW WHAT I'LL SAY IF YOU WALK AWAY • BUT WHAT DO I DO - WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HEART? ••• I'M NOT GONNA SAY A WORD • I KNOW I CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND • YOU KNOW WHERE YOU NEED TO GO • I KNOW I'LL BE LEFT BEHIND ••• I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK; I WON'T STAND IN YOUR WAY IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A NEW START • BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW, WHEN MY ARMS LET YOU GO: WHAT DO I DO - WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HEART? ••• OH GIRL, DON'T YOU REMEMBER? • IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO, WE WERE MAKING PLANS FOR TWO - JUST ME AND YOU • NOW YOU TELL ME THAT YOU'VE FOUND SOMEBODY - SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU BETTER • BUT NO ONE COULD EVER LOVE YOU THE WAY I DO ••• TELL ME YOU'RE NOT LEAVIN' NOW • TELL ME THAT YOU WANNA STAY • TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME STILL • FOR THIS AND THIS ALONE I PRAY ••• I'LL DO ANYTHING TO SAVE WHAT WE HAD • I'LL LOVE YOU 'TIL DEATH DO US PART • BUT WHAT DO I DO WHEN I'M STILL MISSIN' YOU? • WHAT DO I DO - WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HEART? GUILTY OF THE CRIME Written by Francis John Miller & Jerry Lynn Williams • Published by Brigton Music / Menace Music Limited (PRS) / Songs of Stage Three (ASCAP) / His Majesty Jerr Music (ASCAP) / Menace Music and Brigton Music admin. by Universal Polygram Music Publishing (ASCAP). ø YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S EVER HEARD MY SONG • I MIGHT BE LONELY NOW BUT I WON'T BE LONELY LONG • TAKE A LOOK AT ME BABY - TELL ME WHAT DO YO USEE • TAKE A LOOK AT ME BABY - YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BRAND NEW ME • I'M LIKE A TOTAL STRANGER KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR • NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE WAY I WAS BEFORE • IT'S A NEW LOVE STORY - SO READ EVERY LINE • YOU BE THE JUDGE AND THE JURY - I'M GUILTY OF THE CRIME • I'M SAVING ALL MY LOVING JUST FOR YOU • CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING MORE THAT I WOULD RATHER DO • IT'S A NEW LOVE
STORY - GOT TO READ EVERY LINE • YOU BE THE JUDGE AND THE JURY • I'M GUILTY OF THE CRIME ••• I'M GUILTY OF, GUILTY OF THE CRIME OF LOVING YOU, LOVING YOU BABY I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE Written by Paul Carrack • Published by Carrack Songs (ASCAP) / (Administered by Sony / ATV Tunes LLC) (ASCAP) ø IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD THE SENSE THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG • BUT I'M OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THINGS DON'T ALWAYS WORK OUT LIKE THEY SHOULD • I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING HARD TO BREAK IT GENTLY TO ME NOW • BUT THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS, SO BABY ••• I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE • YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME IT'S OVER • I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ••• I'VE SEEN THAT LOOK BEFORE - I KNOW IT WELL • IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE • YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME, BUT NOW YOU WANT TO TALK IT OVER • BEFORE YOU TAKE MY HAND AND TELL ME SOFTLY IN A WHISPER - THERE'S NO NEED TO EXPLAIN - I'VE READ THE BOOK • I KNOW HOW THIS ALL ENDS ••• I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE • YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME IT'S OVER • I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ••• I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY • I WON'T STAND IN YOUR WAY • LOOK ME RIGHT IN THE EYE • LET ME WALK AWAY WITH MY HEAD HIGH • IF THERE'S SOME OTHER GUY I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHY ••• I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE • YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME IT'S OVER • I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ••• I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY • I WON'T STAND IN YOUR WAY • I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE • I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE WAITING IN THE WEEDS Written by Don Henley & Steuart Smith • Published by Privet Songs (BMI) / Ratshoes Music (ASCAP) ø IT'S COMIN' ON THE END OF AUGUST • ANOTHER SUMMER'S PROMISE ALMOST GONE • AND THOUGH I HEARD SOME WISE MAN SAY THAT EVERY DOG WILL HAVE HIS DAY • HE NEVER MENTIONED THAT THESE DOG DAYS GET SO LONG ••• I DON'T KNOW WHEN I REALIZED THE DREAM WAS OVER • THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR HOUR, NO GIVEN DAY • YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T GO DOWN IN FLAME • THERE WAS NO FINAL SCENE, NO FROZEN FRAME • I JUST WATCHED IT SLOWLY FADE AWAY ••• AND I'VE BEEN WAITING IN THE WEEDS - WAITING FOR MY TIME TO COME AROUND AGAIN • HOPE IS FLOATING ON THE BREEZE, CARRYING MY SOUL HIGH UP ABOUT THE GROUND • I'VE BEEN KEEPIN' TO MYSELF, KNOWING THAT THE SEASONS ARE SLOWLY CHANGING YOU • AND THOUGH YOU'RE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE - HE'LL NEVER LOVE YOU LIKE I DO ••• I'VE BEEN BIDING TIME WITH THE CROWS AND SPARROWS WHILE PEACOCKS PRANCE AND STRUT UPON THE STAGE • IF FINDING LOVE IS JUST A DANCE - PROXIMITY AND CHANCE - YOU WILL EXCUSE ME IF I SKIP THE MASQUERADE ••• AND I'VE BEEN WAITING IN THE WEEDS - WAITING FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE DOWN ALONG THE BACK ROADS RUNNING THROUGH THE FIELDS, LYING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THIS LONESOME TOWN • AND I IMAGINE SUNLIGHT IN YOUR HAIR • YOU'RE AT THE COUNTY FAIR - YOU'RE HOLDING HANDS AND LAUGHING • AND NOW THE FERRIS WHEEL HAS STOPPED • YOU'RE SWINGING ON THE TOP, SUSPENDED THERE WITH HIM • AND HE'S THE
DARLING OF THE CHIC - THE FLAVOR OF THE WEEK IS MELTING DOWN YOUR PRETTY SUMMER DRESS • BABY, WHAT A MESS YOU'RE MAKING ••• I'VE BEEN STUMBLING THROUGH SOME DARK PLACES, BUT I'M FOLLOWING THE PLOW • I KNOW I'VE FALLEN OUT OF YOUR GOOD GRACES, BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW ••• AND I'VE BEEN WAITING IN THE WEEDS - WAITING FOR THE SUMMER RAIN TO FALL UPON THE WILD BIRDS SCATTERING THE SEEDS; ANSWERING THE CALLING OF THE TIDE'S ETERNAL TUNE • THE PHASES OF THE MOON, THE CHAMBERS OF THE HEART, THE EGG AND DART • A SMALL, GRAY SPIDER SPINNING IN THE DARK, IN SPITE OF ALL THE TIMES THE WEB IS TORN APART NO MORE CLOUDY DAYS Written by Glenn Frey • Published by Red Cloud Music (BMI) ø SITTING BY A FOGGY WINDOW, STARING AT THE POURING RAIN • FALLING DOWN LIKE LONELY TEARDROPS, MEMORIES OF LOVE IN VAIN • THESE CLOUDY DAYS - THEY MAKE YOU WANNA CRY • IT BREAKS YOUR HEART WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY • I CAN SEE THAT YOU'VE BEEN HURTING • BABY, I'VE BEEN LONELY, TOO • I'VE BEEN OUT THERE LOST AND SEARCHING, LOOKING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU • NOW I BELIEVE THE SUN IS GONNA SHINE • DON'T YOU BE AFRAID TO LOVE AGAIN • PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE ••• BABY, I WOULD NEVER MAKE YOU CRY • I WOULD NEVER MAKE YOU BLUE • I WOULD NEVER TURN AWAY • I WOULD NEVER BE UNTRUE • I KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO WHERE TRUE LOVE ALWAYS STAYS • THERE'S NO MORE STORMY NIGHTS - NO MORE CLOUDY DAYS ••• I BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES • I BELIEVE IN ANGELS, TOO • I BELIEVE IN NEW ROMANCES • BABY, I BELIEVE IN YOU • THESE CLOUDY DAYS ARE COMING TO AN END • AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN ••• BABY, I WOULD NEVER MAKE YOU CRY • I WOULD NEVER MAKE YOU BLUE • I WOULD NEVER TURN AWAY • I WOULD NEVER BE UNTRUE • I KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO WHERE TRUE LOVE ALWAYS STAYS • THERE'S NO MORE STORMY NIGHTS - NO MORE CLOUDY DAYS FAST COMPANY Written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey • Published by Privet Songs / Red Cloud Music (BMI) ø HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'? • NOW, WHAT'S THE RUSH? • YOU LISTEN HERE • NOW, YOU JUST HUSH • I KNOW WHAT YOU THINK • "OLD MAN DON'T KNOW ANYTHING." • BUT I'VE BEEN AROUND A WHILE • I KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING • EVERYBODY WANTS TO CHECK YOU OUT • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE YOUR FRIEND • AND ALL THIS PRESSURE (PRESSURE, PRESSURE) • WHERE DO I FIT IN? • THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' YOU DON'T KNOW • AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' YOU AIN'T GOT • BUT YOU KEEP ON RUNNIN' • YOU KEEP ON RUNNIN' WITH THE ••• FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST • FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST ••• NOW, IT'S ALL RIGHT TO HAVE SOME FUN • THIS IS YOUR TIME; YOUR LIFE HAS JUST BEGUN • YOU'RE RACIN' OUT THE DOOR • DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TO SAY • YOUR MOTOR'S RUNNIN' HOT • YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET AWAY • LOOKIN' UP THE ROAD AHEAD • YOU CAN'T SEE VERY FAR
• REMEMBER WHERE YOU COME FROM • REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE • BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY • BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST • THIS WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL • THIS WORLD IS DANGEROUS ••• FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST • FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST • FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST • FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST ••• TALK TO ME • AND HELP ME TRY TO REMEMBER • HOW IT FEELS TO BE SO IN DOUBT • TURN TO ME • AND HELP ME TRY TO REMEMBER • THAT RAGING FIRE THAT THE YEARS PUT OUT ••• FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST • FAST COMPANY, FAST COMPANY • YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE, YOU'RE GOIN' NOWHERE FAST DO SOMETHING Written by Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit & Steuart Smith • Published by Privet Songs (BMI) / Jeddrah Music / Ratshoes Music (ASCAP) ø I'VE BEEN WALKING THOUGH THE FIELDS AND ON THE STREETS OF TOWN • TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT YOU LEFT ME • EVERYTHING THAT I BELIEVED IN HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN • AND NOW IT SEEMS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD'S GONE CRAZY • BUT WHEN I FEEL LIKE GIVING UP AND I'M READY TO WALK AWAY - IN THE STILLNESS I CAN HEAR A VOICE INSIDE ME SAY ••• DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • IT'S TOO LATE FOR SAVING FACE • DON'T JUST STAND THERE TAKIN' UP SPACE (WHY DON'T YOU) • DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • IT'S NOT OVER - NO, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE ••• YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY SIDE; LOVE WAS ALL WE HAD • NOW I SIT AND WATCH OUR LIFE UNRAVELLING • I PICK UP THE MORNING PAPER AND ALL THE NEWS IS BAD • HOW DID WE GET ON THIS ROAD WE'RE TRAVELING? • WHEN I FEEL LIKE GIVING UP AND THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO GO - THAT'S THE TIME I DIG DOWN DEEP • IT'S THE ONLY THING I KNOW ••• DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • DON'T LEAVE IT UP TO SOMEONE ELSE AND DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF • DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • IT'S NOT OVER - NO, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE ••• RUN AWAY - YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY • ON YOUR HONOR, FOR YOUR PRIDE - YOU'LL SLEEP BETTER KNOWING YOU TRIED (TO) ••• DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • IT'S TOO EASY NOT TOO CARE AND YOU'RE NOT READY FOR THE ROCKING CHAIR (GET UP AND) • DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, EVEN IF IT'S WRONG (YOU'VE GOT TO) ••• DO SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING • IT'S NOT OVER - NO, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE. YOU ARE NOT ALONE Written by Glenn Frey • Published by Red Cloud Music (BMI) ø SAY GOODBYE TO ALL YOUR PAIN AND SORROW • SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THOSE LONELY NIGHTS • SAY GOODBYE TO ALL YOUR BLUE TOMORROWS • NOW YOU'RE STANDING IN THE LIGHT • I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU FEEL SO HELPLESS • SOMETIMES YOU FEEL YOU JUST CAN'T WIN • SOMETIMES YOU FEEL SO ISOLATED • YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN ••• YOU ARE NOT ALONE • YOU'RE NOT ALONE ••• NEVER THOUGHT I'D FIND THE ROAD TO FREEDOM • NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN • NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE THE CHANCE TO TELL YOU THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND ••• YOU ARE NOT ALONE • YOU'RE NOT ALONE
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Timothy B. Schmit • Published by Privet Songs / Red Cloud Music (BMI) / Jeddrah Music (ASCAP) Ø MOON SHINING DOWN THROUGH THE PALMS • SHADOWS MOVING ON THE SAND • SOMEBODY WHISPERING THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM • DUSTY RIFLE IN HIS TREMBLING HANDS • SOMEBODY TRYING JUST TO STAY ALIVE • HE GOT PROMISES TO KEEP • OVER THE OCEAN IN AMERICA • FAR AWAY AND FAST ASLEEP ••• SILENT STARS BLINKING IN THE BLACKNESS OF AN ENDLESS SKY • COLD SILVER SATELLITES, GHOSTLY CARAVANS PASSING BY • GALAXIES UNFOLDING; NEW WORLDS BEING BORN • PILGRIMS AND PRODIGALS CREEPING TOWARD THE DAWN • BUT IT'S A LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN ••• MUSIC BLASTING FROM AN SUV • ON A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY • ROLLING DOWN THE INTERSTATE • IN THE GOOD OL' USA • HAVING LUNCH AT THE PETROLEUM CLUB • SMOKIN' FINE CIGARS AND SWAPPIN' LIES • "GIMME 'NOTHER SLICE O' THAT BARBECUED BRISKET!" • "GIMME 'NOTHER PIECE O' THAT PECAN PIE!" ••• FREEWAYS FLICKERING, CELL PHONES CHIMING A TUNE • WE'RE RIDING TO UTOPIA; ROAD MAP SAYS WE'LL BE ARRIVING SOON • CAPTAINS OF THE OLD ORDER CLINGING TO THE REINS • ASSURING US THESE ACHES INSIDE ARE ONLY GROWING PAINS • BUT IT'S A LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN ••• BACK HOME I WAS SO CERTAIN • THE PATH WAS VERY CLEAR • BUT NOW I HAVE TO WONDER: WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? • I'M NOT COUNTING ON TOMORROW • AND I CAN'T TELL WRONG FROM RIGHT • BUT I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO BE THERE IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT ••• WEAVING DOWN THE AMERICAN HIGHWAY • THROUGH THE LITTER AND THE WRECKAGE AND THE CULTURAL JUNK • BLOATED WITH ENTITLEMENT; LOADED ON PROPAGANDA • AND NOW WE'RE DRIVING DAZED AND DRUNK • BEEN DOWN THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS, THE ROAD TO MANDALAY • MET THE GHOST OF CAESAR ON THE APPIAN WAY • HE SAID, "IT'S HARD TO STOP THIS BINGEING, ONCE YOU GET A TASTE." • "BUT THE ROAD TO EMPIRE IS A BLOODY, STUPID WASTE." ••• BEHOLD THE BITTEN APPLE - THE POWER OF THE TOOLS • BUT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORLD IS OF NO USE TO FOOLS • AND IT'S A LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN I DREAMED THERE WAS NO WAR (INSTRUMENTAL) Written by Glenn Frey • Published by Red Cloud Music (BMI) SOMEBODY Written by Jack Tempchin & John Brannen • Published by Night River Publishing (ASCAP) / Savannah Son Music (SESAC) Ø YOU FEEL BAD, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH • YOU KNOW YOU GOT IT COMING 'CAUSE YOU PLAYED SO ROUGH • BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER, YOU'VE GOT AN ICY CHILL • MAN, YOU THOUGHT YOU'D GET AWAY WITH IT - NOW YOU KNOW YOU NEVER WILL ••• SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY • YOU'VE GOT A FEELING, SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING YOU ••• NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THE TIMES YOU'VE HAD • YOU'VE BEEN SO EVIL; YOU'VE BEEN SO BAD • THERE'S THE DEVIL TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU PUT THEM THROUGH • AND YOU'VE GOT A FEELING SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING YOU ••• SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY • YOU'VE GOT A FEELING, SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING
YOU • SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY • YOU'VE GOT A FEELING, SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING YOU ••• THERE'S A JACK-O'-LANTERN MOON IN THE MIDNIGHT SKY • SOMEBODY'S GONNA LIVE; SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE • DOWN IN THE GRAVEYARD ON THAT OLD TOMBSTOME, THERE'S A BIG BLACK CROW AND IT'S CALLING YOU HOME ••• SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY • YOU'VE GOT A FEELING, SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING YOU • SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY • YOU'VE GOT A FEELING, SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING YOU FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE Written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey • Published by Privet Songs / Red Cloud Music (BMI) Ø WELL, AIN'T IT A SHAME 'BOUT OUR SHORT LITTLE MEMORY • WE NEVER SEEM TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF HISTORY • WE KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES - OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN • AND THEN WE WONDER WHY WE'RE IN THE SHAPE WE'RE IN ••• GOOD OL' BOYS DOWN AT BAR - PEANUTS AND POLITICS • THEY THINK THEY KNOW IT ALL • THEY DON'T KNOW MUCH OF NOTHIN' • EVEN IF ONE OF 'EM WAS TO READ A NEWSPAPER, COVER TO COVER • THAT AIN'T WHAT'S GOING ON • JOURNALISM DEAD AND GONE ••• FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • LIGHT FADING AND THE FOG IS GETTING THICKER • FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • DARK AGES ••• AND YOU, MY LOVE-DRUNK FRIEND - ALL THAT RED WINE AND CANDLELIGHT; SOULFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT GO ON UNTIL THE DAWN • HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU TELL YOUR STORY? • HOW MANY HANGOVERS CAN YOU ENDURE - JUST TO GET SOME SNOGGING DONE? • YOU'RE LIVING IN A HORMONE DREAM • YOU DON'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST NOTION WHAT LONG-TERM LOVE IS ALL ABOUT • ALL YOUR ROMANTIC LIASONS DON'T DEAL WITH ETERNAL QUESTIONS LIKE: "WHO LEFT THE CAP OFF THE FREAKIN' TOOTHPASTE?" "WHOSE TURN TO TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT?" ••• FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • YOU KEEP ON RUBBING THAT, YOU'RE GONNA GET A BLISTER • FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • I'VE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE ••• AND WE PRAY TO OUR LORD, WHO WE KNOW IS AMERICAN • HE REIGNS FROM ON HIGH; HE SPEAKS TO US THROUGH MIDDLEMEN • AND HE SHEPHERDS HIS FLOCK • WE SING OUT AND WE PRAISE HIS NAME • HE SUPPORTS US IN WAR; HE PRESIDES OVER FOOTBALL GAMES • AND THE RIGHT WILL PREVAIL; ALL OUR TROUBLES SHALL BE RESOLVED • WE HOLD FAITH ABOVE ALL, UNLESS THERE'S MONEY OR SEX INVOLVED ••• FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • NOBODY'S CALLING THEM FOR ROUGHING UP THE KICKER • IT'S A FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • HEAVEN HELP US • FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • ALL WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE ELIXIR • FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • I DON'T WONDER ANYMORE • FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE • YOU BROUGHT HER HERE, SO GO AHEAD AND KISS HER • IT'S A FRAIL GRASP ON THE BIG PICTURE LAST GOOD TIME IN TOWN Written by Joe Walsh • Published by Wow & Flutter Music (ASCAP) Ø I LIKE TO GO OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN • I CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN • BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME - LATELY ••• I LIKE TO STEP OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE • I KINDA LIKE TO DO IT IN STYLE • I HAVEN'T HAD THE
TIME - LATELY ••• LATELY I'VE BEEN STAYIN' AT HOME • WORKIN' THE CROSSWORDS, TURN OFF THE PHONE ••• AND I DREAM I'M ON VACATION, 'CAUSE I LIKE THE WAY THAT SOUNDS • IT'S A PERFECT OCCUPATION FOR ME • I DON'T MIND BEIN' BY MYSELF IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AROUND • IT'S THE LAST GOOD TIME IN TOWN ••• WELL, I COULD STAND UP STRAIGHT- GET A REAL JOB • STAY OUT LATE WITH THE SAME OLD MOB • BUT IT HASN'T CROSSED MY MIND - LATELY ••• PUT ON A SUIT - WORK DOWNTOWN • MOON COME UP AND THE SUN GO DOWN • NO, I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME - LATELY ••• LATELY I'VE BEEN STAYIN' AT HOME; CLOSIN' THE CURTAINS, PLAY JAZZ ON TROMBONE ••• AND I DREAM I'M ON VACATION, THOUGH YOU WON'T SEE ME AROUND • IT'S A PERFECT SITUATION FOR ME • I DON'T MIND BEIN' BY MYSELF, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL COME ON DOWN • IT'S THE LAST GOOD TIME IN TOWN ••• LATELY I'VE BEEN STAYIN' AT HOME; WORKIN' THE CROSSWORDS, TURN OFF THE PHONE ••• AND I DREAM I'M ON VACATION, 'CAUSE I LIKE THE WAY THAT SOUNDS • IT'S A PERFECT OCCUPATION FOR ME • I DON'T MIND BEIN' BY MYSELF - IF YOU DON'T SEE ME AROUND • IT'S THE LAST GOOD TIME - LAST GOOD TIME IN TOWN I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE Written by Larry John McNally • Published by Larry John McNally Music (ASCAP) Ø I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE • SHE BOWS HER HEAD AND LIFTS HER HANDS • HER HIPS BEGIN TO CIRCLE SLOWLY • HER EYES HALF CLOSED - HER FACE IS HOLY ••• SHE HOLDS THE WHOLE ROOM IN A TRANCE • I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE • YEAH, I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE ••• SHE LIKES THE SLOW SONGS OF LOVE LOST • THEY TAKE HER A MILLION MILES AWAY • 'CAUSE TO DREAM SOMETIMES, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO PLACES YOU CAN'T GET TO ANY OTHER WAY ••• OUR EYES CONNECT, SHE TAKES MY HAND • I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE • YEAH, I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE ••• I FEEL MY HEART BEATING AND I WONDER - CAN IT EVER SATISFY MY LONGING? • I WANNA HOLD ON TO YOU LONG AS I CAN • 'CAUSE, WHO KNOWS, THIS DANCE MAY BE OUR ONLY DANCE ••• SO WE DANCE TOGETHER CLOSE AND SLOW - SO SLOW WE'RE ALMOST STANDING STILL • HER WARM BREATH AGAINST MY NECK, SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN MY WILL • THE ROOM SPINS SO, I CAN BARELY STAND • THE SONG ENDS AND SHE LETS GO OF MY HAND • THERE'S MUCH I DON'T UNDERSTAND • I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE • YEAH, I LOVE TO WATCH A WOMAN DANCE BUSINESS AS USUAL Written by Don Henley & Steuart Smith • Published by Privet Songs (BMI) / Ratshoes Music (ASCAP) Ø LOOK AT THE WEATHER • LOOK AT THE NEWS • LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE IN DENIAL • WE'RE BURNING TIME; BLEEDING GRACE • STILL WE WORSHIP AT THE MARKETPLACE WHILE COMMON SENSE IS GOING OUT OF STYLE • I THOUGHT I'D BE ABOVE IT ALL, BY NOW; IN SOME COUNTRY GARDEN IN THE SHADE ••• BUT IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL • DAY AFTER DAY • BUSINESS AS USUAL • GRINDING AWAY • YOU TRY TO BE RIGHTEOUS • YOU TRY TO DO GOOD • BUT BUSINESS AS USUAL - TURN YOUR HEART INTO WOOD ••• MONUMENTS TO ARROGANCE;
REACH FOR THE SKY • OUR BETTER NATURES BURIED IN THE RUBBLE • WE'VE GOT THE PRETTIEST WHITE HOUSE THAT MONEY CAN BUY, SITTING UP THERE IN THAT BELTWAY BUBBLE • AND WHEN "EL JEFE" TALKS ABOUT OUR FREEDOM, HERE IS WHAT HE REALLY MEANS: BUSINESS AS USUAL • HOW DIRTY WE PLAY • BUSINESS AS USUAL • DON'T YOU GET IN THE WAY • MAKES YOU FEEL HELPLESS • MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A CLOWN • BUSINESS AS USUAL IS BREAKIN' ME DOWN ••• BOY, YOU CAN'T GO SURFIN' IN CENTURY CITY • THEM SHARKS OUT THERE ARE LURKING BENEATH THE CURL • THEY'LL ROB YOU BLIND AND CHEW YOU UP, AND IT AIN'T PRETTY • AND IT'S A SOUL-SUCKING, SOUL-SUCKING, SOUL-SUCKING, SOUL-SUCKING, SOUL-SUCKING, SOUL-SUCKING WORLD ••• BUSINESS AS USUAL - DAY AFTER DAY • BUSINESS AS USUAL - FEEL LIKE WALKING AWAY • A BARREL OF MONKEYS; A BAND OF RENOWN • BUT BUSINESS AS USUAL IS BREAKIN' ME DOWN CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Steuart Smith • Published by Privet Songs / Red Cloud Music (BMI) / Ratshoes Music (ASCAP) Ø I COME BEFORE YOU WITH MY HEART IN MY HAND • HOPING YOU CAN SEE ME THROUGH THIS VEIL OF TEARS • SOMEHOW I'VE GOT TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND • AH, DON'T YOU KNOW ME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? • OH, LOVE, I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ••• THIS IS NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE • THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME • THIS IS NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE • BUT IT'S WHERE I WANT TO BE ••• I WILL BE WITH YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO; IN GENTLE BREEZES THAT CARESS YOUR SKIN • AND YOU WILL SEE ME IN THE SILENT SNOW; IN EVERYTHING THAT COMES AROUND AGAIN • OH, LOVE, I'LL ALWAYS BE BESIDE YOU, WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM • SOMEDAY, WITH ALL THE STARS TO GUIDE YOU, YOU WILL FIND YOUR WAY BACK HOME ••• THIS IS NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE • THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME • THIS IS NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.... IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW Written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin • Published by Red Cloud Music (BMI) / Night River Publishing (ASCAP) Ø A PERFECT DAY - THE SUN IS SINKIN' LOW • AS EVENING FALLS, THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW • THE TIME WE SHARED WENT BY SO FAST • JUST LIKE A DREAM, WE KNEW IT COULDN'T LAST ••• BUT I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN, IF I COULD SOMEHOW • BUT I MUST BE LEAVIN' SOON • IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW ••• IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW - MY RACE IS RUN • I'M MOVING ON, LIKE THE SETTING SUN • NO SAD GOODBYES; NO TEARS ALLOWED • YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT • IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW ••• EVEN WHEN WE ARE APART - YOU'LL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART • WHEN DARK CLOUDS APPEAR IN THE SKY, REMEMBER TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES • BUT FIRST A KISS - ONE GLASS OF WINE • JUST ONE MORE DANCE, WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME • MY ONE LAST WISH: SOMEDAY YOU'LL SEE - HOW HARD I TRIED AND HOW MUCH YOU MEANT TO ME ••• IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW • USE WELL YOUR TIME • BE PART OF SOMETHING GOOD • LEAVE SOMETHING GOOD BEHIND • THE CURTAIN FALLS • I TAKE MY BOW • THAT'S HOW IT'S MEANT TO BE • IT'S YOUR WORLD NOW ØØØ Lyrics reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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PRODUCED BY THE EAGLES
CO-PRODUCERS - STEUART SMITH, RICHARD F.W. DAVIS, SCOTT CRAGO AND BILL SZYMCZYK
MIXED BY ELLIOT SCHEINER AT THE DOGHOUSE, LOS ANGELESMUSICIANS:
GLENN FREY - GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BASS AND VOCALS
DON HENLEY - DRUMS, PERCUSSION, GUITAR AND VOCALS
JOE WALSH - GUITAR, KEYBOARD AND VOCALS
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT - BASS AND VOCALSSTEUART SMITH - GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, MANDOLIN • SCOTT CRAGO - DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
RICHARD F.W. DAVIS - KEYBOARDS AND PROGRAMMING • MICHAEL THOMPSON - KEYBOARDS, ACCORDIAN AND TROMBONE
WILL HOLLIS - KEYBOARDS • AL GARTH - ALTO SAX AND VIOLIN • BILL ARMSTRONG - TRUMPET
CHRIS MOSTERT - TENOR AND ALTO SAX • GREG SMITH - BARITONE SAX • GREG LEISZ - PEDAL STEEL
LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION • LUIS CONTI - PERCUSSION
ORCHESTRATIONS BY RICHARD F.W. DAVIS AND GLENN FREY
HORNS ARRANGED BY GREG SMITH AND DON HENLEY
DIGITAL EDITING: BLADEGUITAR TECHNICIANS: BOBBY CARLOS, VICTOR RODRIGUEZ, JOHN GABRIELLI, BRIAN HUNT
ENGINEERS: MIKE HARLOW, RICHARD F.W. DAVIS, HANK LINDERMAN, STEVE CHURCHYARD, CHRIS BELL, MIKE TERRY
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING: ANDY ACKLAND, EDDIE DELANA, JIM NIPAR, JASON LADER, THAN VAN NISPEN, JEREMY JANEZCKOSPECIAL THANKS TO: IRENE FUKUNAGA, KATHY PENNER, LISA THOMAS, TONY TAIBI, TOM NIXON, SMOKEY WENDELL, HARRY SANDLER, LARRY SOLTERS
RECORDED AT THE DOGHOUSE, LOS ANGELES AND SAMHAIN SOUND, MALIBU
ADDITIONAL STUDIOS: O'HENRY STUDIOS, BURBANK; HENSON RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD;
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*Note from the webmistress: This is the original American version of the booklet. In other versions, "Last Good Time in Town" is credited to both Joe Walsh and J.D. Souther. This is the correct attribution. The deluxe booklet credits "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" and "Busy Being Fabulous" to Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Steuart Smith.