EAGLES - DESPERADO
Desperado, Why Don't You Come To Your Senses
You've Been Out Ridin' Fences For So Long
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
(Let Somebody Love You)
You Better Let Somebody Love You Before It's Too Late
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Glenn Frey, Don Henley
Producer(s): Glyn Johns
On The Surface, This Song Is About A Cowboy Who Refuses To Fall In Love, But It Could Also Be About A Young Man Who Discovers Guitars, Joins A Band, Pays His Dues And Suffers For His Art. The Stress Of Being A Rock Star Is A Recurring Theme In Eagles Music (E.G. "Life In The Fast Lane"). The Overall Theme Is How You Must Suffer For Your Art.
Don Henley Began Writing Parts Of This In The Late '60s, But It Wasn't Arranged Into A Song Until His Songwriting Teammate Glenn Frey Came Along. It Was The First Of Many Songs Henley And Frey Wrote Together.
"Desperado," The Title Track To The Second Eagles Album, Is A Classic Rock Staple, But It Was Never Released As A Single. Holding It Back From Single Release Helped Boost Sales Of The Album, And Also The Various Compilations It Would Later Appear On.
"Desperado" Plays A Huge Role In The 1996 Seinfeld Episode "The Checks," Where Elaine Goes Out With A Guy Who Won't Let Her Speak When The Song Is Playing. The Wonder Years Also Used The Song In The 1992 Episode "Stormy Weather," And It Appears In The 2002 Movie In America. There Was Also A Tv Movie Broadcast In 1987 Called Desperado That Used The Song.
Guitarist Randy Meisner Claims He Came Up With The Guitar Intro, But Was Not Given Songwriter Credit, Meaning He Does Not Get Royalties From It. The Allocation Of Songwriting Credits Was One Of Many Issues That Caused Turmoil Within The Band.
Artists To Cover This Song Include Kenny Rogers, The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt And Ringo Starr.
This Was The Last Song The Eagles Performed In Concert With Glenn Frey. It Closed Out Their Show In Bossier City, Louisiana On July 29, 2015, The Last Stop On Their History Of The Eagles Tour. Frey Died About Six Months Later.