Warren Zevon

Released: August 26, 2003

Songwriter: Jorge Calderón Warren Zevon

Producer: Noah Scot Snyder Warren Zevon Jorge Calderón

[Intro]
Hey

[Verse 1]
Disorder in the house
The tub runneth over
Plaster falling down in pieces by the couch of pain
Disorder in the house
Time to duck and cover
Helicopters hover over rough terrain

[Verse 2]
Disorder in the house
Reptile wisdom
Zombies on the lawn staggering around
Disorder in the house
There's a flaw in the system
And the fly in the ointment's gonna bring the whole thing down

[Verse 3]
The floodgates are open
We've let the demons loose
The big guns have spoken
And we've fallen for the ruse

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
Disorder in the house
It's a fate worse than fame
Even the Lhasa Apso seems to be ashamed
(You might wanna handle that one yourself)
Disorder in the house
The doors are coming off the hinges
The earth will open and swallow up the real estate

[Verse 5]
I just got my paycheck
I'm gonna paint the whole town gray
Whether it's a night in Paris
Or a Fresno matinee
It's the home of the brave
And the land of the free
Where the less you know
The better off you'll be

[Interlude]
Cut it
Woo

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 6]
Disorder in the house
All bets are off
I'm sprawled across the davenport of despair
Disorder in the house
I'll live with the losses
And watch the sundown through the portiere

[Interlude]
Here we go
Alright
Hit me hard
Hey
Huh, end this thing with style
Good gosh, I'm heading out

[Instrumental Outro]

Warren Zevon (24 January 1947 – 7 September 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. He’s known best for his dark and outlandish sense of humor.

Zevon’s life is a classic tale of someone caught-up in bipolar alcoholism, drug-dependence, paternity suits, and divorce – a virtual train wreck on two feet. Still, his writing stands out among songwriters as some of the most original, interesting (and, okay, bizarre) on record. He released 13 studio albums in his career.

Zevon was a session musician for the Everly Brothers in the early 1970s, and came into a circle of artists ranging from Waddy Wachtel to Jackson Browne to Linda Rhonstadt to Don Henley to Bonnie Raitt to Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. That circle of friends cross-pollinated to create the California rock sound of the late 20th century. All of the artists just mentioned point to Zevon as a big influence on their music.

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