Released: July 2, 1993
Songwriter: Don Henley Glenn Frey
Producer: Elliot Scheiner Glenn Frey
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You've been out riding fences, for so long now
Oh you're a hard one but I know you got your reasons
These things that are pleasing you can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts 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 getting no younger
Your pain and your hunger they're driving you home
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talking
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 losing 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 and open the gate?
It may be raining, oh raining but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, let somebody love you
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
You've been out riding fences, for so long now
Oh you're a hard one but I know you got your reasons
These things that are pleasing you can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts 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 getting no younger
Your pain and your hunger they're driving you home
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talking
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 losing 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 and open the gate?
It may be raining, oh raining but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, let somebody love you
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Live (1993)
Glenn Frey popular songs
- Lover’s Moon
- You Belong to the City
- The One You Love
- Smuggler’s Blues
- Sexy Girl
- Part of Me, Part of You
- Working Man
- I Got Love
- Before the Ship Goes Down
- I Wanna Be Around
- I’ve Got Mine
- Can’t Put Out This Fire
- Let’s Go Home
- True Love
- I’m Getting Old Before My Time
- My Buddy
- River of Dreams
- Route 66
- The Heat Is On
- For Sentimental Reasons
- This Way to Happiness
- Flip City
- Love in the 21st Century
- Let’s Pretend We’re Still in Love