Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
“Dirty Life and Times” is the opening song on Warren Zevon’s last album, The Wind, and its considered his hand-written epitaph. Although a little vague in detail, there are good metaphors about his personal life. The song has a distinct country and western feel, that will remind some of his song, “F...
[Verse 1]
Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me
Some days the sun don't shine
Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow's gonna bring
When I think about my dirty life and times
One day I came to a fork in the road
Folks, I just couldn't go where I was told
Now they'll hunt me down and hang me for my crimes
If I tell about my dirty life and times
[Verse 2]
I had someone 'til she went out for a stroll
Should have run after her
It's hard to find a girl with a heart of gold
When you're living in a four-letter world
And if she won't love me then her sister will
She's from say-one-thing-and-mean-another's-ville
And she can't seem to make up her mind (Make up her mind)
When she hears about my dirty life and times
Ooh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me
Some days the sun don't shine (Don't shine)
Sometimes I wonder why I'm still running free
All up and down the line
Gets a little lonely, folks, you know what I mean
I'm looking for a woman with low self-esteem
To lay me out and ease my worried mind
While I'm winding down my dirty life and times
[Outro]
Who'll lay me out and ease my worried mind
While I'm winding down my dirty life and times
Dirty Life and Times was written by Warren Zevon.
Dirty Life and Times was produced by Jorge Calderón & Warren Zevon & Noah Scot Snyder.
Warren Zevon released Dirty Life and Times on Tue Aug 26 2003.