Warren Zevon

Released: August 23, 2003

Songwriter: Bob Dylan

Producer: Noah Scot Snyder Warren Zevon Jorge Calderón

[Verse 1]
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark, too dark to see
And I feel I'm knocking on Heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

[Verse 2]
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is coming down
And I feel I'm knocking on Heaven's door
Hey

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Ah, knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
(Hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin')
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door (Yeah)
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
(It's getting dark, too dark to see)
(Hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin' I'm, hopin')
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

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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