Eagles:
The Very Best Of (lyrics)
(1994)

Well, I'm running down the road 
Tryin' to loosen my load 
I've got seven women on my mind, 
Four that wanna own me, 
Two that wanna stone me, 
One says she's a friend of mine 
Take It easy, take it easy 
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy 
Lighten up while you still can 
Don't even try to understand 
Just find a place to make your stand 
And take it easy 

Well, I'm a standing on a corner 
In Winslow, Arizona 
And such a fine sight to see 
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed 
Ford slowin' down to take a look at me 
Come on, baby, don't say maybe 
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me 
We may lose and we may win though 
We will never be here again 
So open up, I'm climbin' in, 
So take it easy 

Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen my load, 
Got a world of trouble on my mind 
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, 
She's so hard to find 
Take it easy, take it easy 
Don't let the sound of your own 
Wheels make you crazy 
Come on baby, don't say maybe 
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me, 
Oh oh oh 
Oh we got it easy 
We oughta take it easy 

Raven hair and ruby lips 
Sparks fly from her finger tips 
Echoed voices in the night 
She's a restless spirit on an endless flight 
Wooo hooo witchy woman, see how high she flies 
Woo hoo witchy woman she got the moon in her eye 

She held me spellbound in the night 
Dancing shadows and firelight 
Crazy laughter in another 
Room and she drove herself to madness 
With a silver spoon 
Woo hoo witchy woman see how high she flies 
Woo hoo witchy woman she got the moon in her eye 

Well I know you want a lover, 
Let me tell your brother, she's been sleeping 
In the Devil's bed. 
And there's some rumors going round 
Someone's underground 
She can rock you in the nighttime 
'Til your skin turns red 
Woo hoo witchy woman 
See how high she flies 
Woo hoo witchy woman 
She got the moon in her eye 

I like the way your sparkling earrings lay, 
Against your skin, it's so brown 
And I wanna sleep with you 
In the desert tonight 
With a billion stars all around 
'Cause I gotta peaceful easy feeling 
And I know you won't let me down 
'Cause I'm already standing on the ground
 
And I found out a long time ago 
What a woman can do to your soul 
Ah, but she can't take you anyway 
You don't already know how to go 
And I gotta peaceful, easy feeling 
And I know you won't let me down 
'Cause I'm already standing on the ground 

I get this feeling I may know you 
As a lover and a friend 
But this voice keeps whispering 
In my other ear, tells me 
I may never see you again 
'Cause I get a peaceful, easy feeling 
And I know you won't let me down 
'Cause I'm already standing on the ground 
'Cause I'm already standing... 
On the ground 
Oooo, oooo 

They were duelin', Doolin-Dalton 
High or low, it was the same 
Easy money and faithless women 
Red-eye whiskey for the pain 

Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will, 
Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeyville 
Two voices call to you from where they stood 
Lay down your lay books now 
They're no damn good 
Better keep on movin', Doolin-Dalton 
'Til your shadow sets you free 
If you're fast, and if you're lucky 
You will never see that hangin' tree 

Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains 
Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waitin' for the names 
And a man could use his back, or use his brains 
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothin' ever changed 
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton 
He was workin' cheap, just bidin' time 
Then he laughed and said,"I'm goin," 
And so he left that peaceful life behind 
Mm... 

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? 
You been out ridin' fences for so long now 
Oh, you're a hard one 
I know that you got your reasons 
These things that are pleasin' you 
Can hurt you somehow 

Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy 
She'll beat you if she's able 
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet 

Now it seems to me, some fine things 
Have been laid upon your table 
But you only want the ones that you can't get 

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger 
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home 
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin' 
Your prison is walking through this world all alone 

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time? 
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine 
It's hard to tell the night time from the day 
You're loosin' all your highs and lows 
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away? 

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? 
Come down from your fences, open the gate 
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you 
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late 

It's another tequila sunrise 
Starin' slowly 'cross the sky, said goodbye 
He was just a hired hand 
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try 
The days go by 

Ev'ry night when the sun goes down 
Just another lonely boy in town 
And she's out runnin' 'round 

She wasn't just another woman 
And I couldn't keep from comin' on 
It's been so long 
Oh, and it's a hollow feelin' when 
It comes down to dealin' friends 
It never ends 

Take another shot of courage 
Wonder why the right words never come 
You just get numb 
It's another tequila sunrise,this old world 
still looks the same, 
Another frame, mm... 

Every night I'm lyin' in bed 
Holdin' you close in my dreams 
Thinkin' about all the things that we said 
And comin' apart at the seams 
We try to talk it over 
But the words come out to rough 
I know you were tryin' 
To give me the best of your love 

Beautiful faces and loud, empty places 
Look at the way that we live 
Wastin' our time on cheap talk and wine 
Left us so little to give 
That same old crowd 
Was like a cold dark cloud 
That we could never rise above 
But here in my heart I give you the best of my love 
Oh sweet darlin' you get the best of my love, oh 
Sweet darlin', you get the best of my love 

I'm goin' back in time 
And it's a sweet dream 
It was a quiet night 
And I would be all right 
If i could go on sleepin' 
But every mornin' 
I wake up and worry 
What's gonna happen today 
You see it your way 
And I see it mine 
But we both see it slippin' away 

You know we always had each other baby 
I guess that wasn't enough 
Oh, but here in my heart 
I give you the best of my love 
Oh, sweet darlin' 
You get the best of my love 
Oh, sweet darlin' 
You get the best of my love 
Every night and day, 
You get the best of my love 
Oh, sweet darlin' you get the best of my love 
Oh, sweet darlin' you get the best of my love.. 
etc.. 

James Dean, James Dean 
I know just what you mean 
James Dean, you said it all so clean 
And I know my life would look allright 
If I could see it on the silver screen 

You were the lowdown rebel if there ever was 
Even if you had no cause 
James Dean, you said it all so clean 
And I know my life would look all right 
If I could see it on the silver screen 

We'll talk about a low-down bad refrigerator, 
You were just too cool for school 
Sock hop, soda pop, basketball and auto shop, 
The only thing that got you off was breakin' all the rules 
James Dean, James Dean 
So hungry and so lean 
James Dean, you said it all so clean 
And I know my life would look all right 
If I could see it on the silver screen 

Little James Dean, up on the screen 
Wond'rin' who he might be 
Along came a Spyder and picked up a rider 
And took him down the road to eternity 

James Dean, James Dean, you bought it sight unseen 

You were too fast to live, too young to die, bye-bye 
You were to fast to live, too young to die, bye-bye 
Bye-bye, Bye-bye, Bye-bye, Bye, bye 

Look at us baby, up all night 
Tearing our love apart 
Aren't we the same two people who live 
through years in the dark? 
Ahh... 
Every time I try to walk away 
Something makes me turn around and stay 
And I can't tell you why 

When we get crazy, 
It just ain't to right, 
(Try to keep you head, little girl) 
Girl, I get lonely, too 
You don't have to worry 
Just hold on tight 
(Don't get caught in your little world) 
'Cause I love you 
Nothing's wrong as far as I can see 
We make it harder than it has to be 
And I can't tell you why 
No, baby, I can't tell you why 
I can't tell you why 
No, no, baby, I can't tell you why 
I can't tell you why 
I can't tell you why 

City girls just seem to find out early 
How to open doors with just a smile 
A rich old man 
And she won't have to worry 
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style 

Late at night a big old house gets lonely 
I guess ev'ry form of refuge has its price 
And it breaks her heart to think her love is 
Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice 

So she tells him she must go out for the evening 
To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down 
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin' 
She is headed for the cheatin' side of town 

You can't hide your lyin' eyes 
And your smile is a thin disguise 
I thought by now you'd realize 
There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes 

On the other side of town a boy is waiting 
with fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal 
She drives on through the nice anticipating 
'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel 

She rushes to his arms, 
They fall together 
She whispers that it's only for awhile 
She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever 
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile 

You can't hid your lyin' eyes 
And your smile is a thin disguise 
I thought by now you'd realize 
There ain't now way to hide you lyin' eyes 

She gets up and pours herself a strong one 
And stares out at the stars up in the sky 
Another night, it's gonna be a long one 

She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry 
She wonders how it ever got this crazy 
She thinks about a boy she knew in school 
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy? 
She's so far gone she feels just like a fool 
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things 
You set it up so well, so carefully 
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things 
You're still the same old girl you used to be 

You can't hide your lyin eyes 
And your smile is a thin disguise 
I thought by now you'd realize 
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes 
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes 
Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes 

All alone at the end of the of the evening 
And the bright lights have faded to blue 
I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have 
Loved me and I never knew 
You know I've always been a dreamer 
(Spent my life running 'round) 
And it's so hard to change 
(Can't seem to settle down) 
But the dreams I've seen lately 
Keep on turning out and burning out 
And turning out the same 

So put me on a highway 
And show me a sign 
And take it to the limit one more time 

You can spend all your time making money 
You can spend all your love making time 
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow 
Would you still be mine? 

And when you're looking for your freedom 
(Nobody seems to care) 
And you can't find the door 
(Can't find it anywhere) 
When there's nothing to believe in 
Still you're coming back, you're running back 
For more 

So put me on a highway 
And show me a sign 
And take it to the limit one more time 

Take it to the limit 
Take it to the limit 
Take it to the limit one more time 

One of these nights 
One of these crazy old nights 
We're gonna find out 
Pretty mama 
What turns on your lights 

The full moon is calling 
The fever is high 
And the wicked wind whispers 
And moans 

You got your demons 
You got desires 
Well, I got a few of my own 

Oo, someone to be kind to in 
Between the dark and the light 
Oo, coming right behind you 
Swear I'm gonna find you 
One of these nights 

One of these dreams 
One of these lost and lonely dreams 
We're gonna find one 
One that really screams 

I've been searching for the daughter 
Of the devil himself 
I've been searching for an angel in white 
I've been waiting for a woman who's a little 
Of both 
And I can feel her but she's nowhere 
In sight 

Oo, loneliness will blind you 
In between the wrong and the right 
Oo, coming right behind you 
Swear I'm gonna find you 
One of these nights 

One of these nights 
In between the dark and the light 
Coming right behind you 
Swear I'm gonna find you 
Get 'ya baby one of these nights 
One of these nights 
One of these nights 
I can feel it 
I can feel it 
One of these nights 
Coming right behind you 
Swear I'm gonna find you now 
One of these nights..etc.... 

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair 
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air 
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light 
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim 
I had to stop for the night 

There she stood in the doorway; 
I heard the mission bell 
And I was thinking to myself, 
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' 
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way 
There were voices down the corridor, 
I thought I heard them say... 

Welcome to the Hotel California 
Such a lovely place 
Such a lovely face 
Plenty of room at the Hotel California 
Any time of year, you can find it here 

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends 
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends 
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget 

So I called up the Captain, 
'Please bring me my wine' 
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' 
And still those voices are calling from far away, 
Wake you up in the middle of the night 
Just to hear them say... 

Welcome to the Hotel California 
Such a lovely place 
Such a lovely face 
They livin' it up at the Hotel California 
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis 

Mirrors on the ceiling, 
The pink champagne on ice 
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' 
And in the master's chambers, 
They gathered for the feast 
The stab it with their steely knives, 
But they just can't kill the beast 

Last thing I remember, I was 
Running for the door 
I had to find the passage back 
To the place I was before 
'Relax,' said the night man, 
We are programmed to receive. 
You can checkout any time you like, 
but you can never leave! 

There's talk on the street; it sounds so familiar 
Great expectations, everybody's watching you 
People you meet, they all seem to know you 
Even your old friends treat you like you're something new 

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town 
Everybody loves you, so don't let them down 

You look in her eyes; the music begins to play 
Hopeless romantics, here we go again 
But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way 
It's those restless hearts that never mend 

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town 
Will she still love you when you're not around? 
There's so many things you should have told her, 
but night after night you're willing to hold her, 
Just hold her, tears on your shoulder 

There's talk on the street, it's there to 
Remind you, that it doesn't really matter 
which side you're on. 
You're walking away and they're talking behind you 
They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along 
Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town 
Everybody loves him, don't they? 
Now he's holding her, and you're still around 
Oh, my, my 
There's a new kid in town 
Ooh, hoo 
Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town 
Ooh, hoo 
Everybody's walking' like the new kid in town 
There's a new kid in town 
There's a new kid in town 
I don't want to hear it 
There's a new kid in town 
I don't want to hear it 
There's a new kid in town 
There's a new kid in town 
There's a new kid in town 

He was a hard-headed man 
He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty 
She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart 
of the cold, cold city 
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude 
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude 
They had one thing in common, they were 
good in bed 
She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red." 
Life in the fast lane 
Surely make you lose your mind, mm 
Are you with me so far? 

Eager for action and boot for the game 
The coming attraction, the drop of a name 
They knew all the right people, they took 
all the right pills 
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills. 
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face 
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up 
in the race 

Out every evening, until it was light 
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired 
to fight about it 

Life in the fast lane 
Surely make you lose your mind 
Life in the fast lane, everything all the time 
Life in the fast lane, uh huh 
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst 
They didn't see the stop sign, 
took a turn for the worst. 

She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine ring. 
We've been up and down this highway; 
Haven't seen a goddam thing." 
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash." 
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash." 
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around 
And got lost 
They didn't know they were just dyin' to get off 
And it was life in the fast lane 
Life in the fast lane 

Somebody's gonna hurt someone 
before the night is through 
Somebody's gonna come undone. 
There's nothin' we can do. 
Everybody wants to touch somebody 
If it takes all night. 
Everybody wants to take a little chance, 
Make it come out right. 

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
A heartache tonight, I know. 
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, I know. 
Lord, I know. 

Some people like to stay out late 
Some folks can't hold out that long 
But nobody wants to go home now. 
There's too much goin' on. 

This night is gonna last forever. 
Last all, last all summer long. 
Some time before the sun comes up 
The radio is gonna play that song. 
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
A heartache tonight, I know. 
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
A heartache tonight, I know. 
Lord I know. 

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
The moon's shinin' bright 
So turn out the light, and we'll get it right. 
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a 
Heartache tonight I know. 
Heartache baby, 

Somebody's gonna hurt someone, (somebody) 
Before the night is through 
Somebody's gonna come undone, 
There's nothin' we can do 
(Everybody) Everybody wants to touch somebody 
If it takes all night 
Everybody wants to take a little chance 
To make it come out right 

There's gonna be a heartache tonight 
A heartache tonight, I know 
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
A heartache tonight ,I know 
Let's go. 
We can beat around the bushes; 
We can get down to the bone 
We can leave it in the parkin' lot, 
But either way, there's gonna be a 
Heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. 
There'll be a heartache tonight 
A heartache tonight I know. 

I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot 
I used to stay out till the break of day 
Oh, that didn't get it, 
It was high time I quit it 
I just couldn't carry on that way 
Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true 
Didn't know I was so lonely , till I found you 
You can go the distance 
We'll find out in the long run 
(In the long run) 
We can handle some resistance 
If our love is a strong one (is a strong one) 
People talkin' about is 
They got nothin' else to do 
When it all comes down we will 
Still come through 
In the long run 
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run 

You know I don't understand why you don't 
Treat yourself better 
Do the crazy things that you do 
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby, 
Couldn't hold a candle to you 
Did you do it for love? 
Did you do it for money? 
Did you do it for spite? 
Did you think you had to, honey? 
Who is gonna make it? 
We'll find out in the long run 
(in the long run) 
I know we can take it 
If our love is a strong one 
(Is a strong one) 
Well, we're scared, but we ain't shakin' 
Kinda bent, but we ain't breakin' 
In the long run 
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run 
In the long run 
In the long run, etc..