Desperados Under The Eaves

(Album: Shooter Jennings And The Werewolves Of Los Angeles Do Zevon - 2023)

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

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
Hey

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

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?

I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
It went mm, mm, mm, mm

Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away
Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away
Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away
Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away
Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away
Look away (Look away) down Gower Avenue, look away