Warren Zevon

Released: August 26, 2003

Songwriter: Jorge Calderón Warren Zevon

Producer: Noah Scot Snyder Jorge Calderón Warren Zevon

[Verse 1]
An icy wind burns and scars
Rushes in like a fallen star
Through the narrow space between these bars
Looking down on prison grove

[Verse 2]
Dug in, hunkered down
Hours race without a sound
Gonna carry me to where I'm bound
Looking down on prison grove

[Verse 3]
Iron will hard as rock
Hold me up for the fateful knock
When they walk me down in a mortal lock
Out on prison grove

[Chorus]
Shine on all these broken lives
Shine on, shine the light on me

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh (Hey)
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 4]
Knick knack paddy wack
They say, "You'll hear your own bones crack"
When they bend you back to Bible black
Then you'll find your love

[Verse 5]
Some folks have to die too hard
Some folks have to cry too hard
Take one last look at the prison yard
Goodbye prison grove

[Chorus]
Shine on all these broken lives
Shine on, shine the light on me
Hey

[Post-Chorus]
(Come on)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
(Come on)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
(Come on)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
(Hey)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
(Come on)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
(Hey)
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

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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