Desperado - The Eagles

Everyone knows the Eagles, and they are a band that deserves every bit of fame they've achieved. This is a fairly popular song,and one of my favorites by them, just so mellow, easy to listen to and get lost in. A similar piece was written in 68' but Henley adapted it later into Desperado in 73'. The Eagles are an interesting band as they started off as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt, but after realizing what talent they had, split off and began rocking. This may be the only case I know of the band leaving the singer and becoming more famous. Funny enough, they were considered country when they started out, and this song is categorized as country rock.

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Desperado

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' 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 gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
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 losin' 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, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late