Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
(Come on)
It was clear I had to meet her
From the first time she walked by
See the second that I seen her
Knew I had to make her mine
And just a game of pool, a little shot on a stool
And I already had her dead
It's down to business
Ain't no sense in wastin' time
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
(That's right)
Yeah, this story's real as the orange peel
Left on the barroom floor (yep)
We meant every word of that don't disturb
Hangin' on the hotel door
'Cause we was makin' out and we was knockin' boots
And it was just last night we was introduced
I guess time flies when you're movin' at the speed of love
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
Yeah, we got off tour and I ran to the store
Just to check out a diamond ring
Got a girl, she gorgeous, yeah, that's who this is for
And it's only been a couple weeks
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
We can't stop movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
(That's right)
(Come on now, keep up)
It was clear I had to meet her
From the first time she walked by
See the second that I seen her
Knew I had to make her mine
And just a game of pool, a little shot on a stool
And I already had her dead
It's down to business
Ain't no sense in wastin' time
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
(That's right)
Yeah, this story's real as the orange peel
Left on the barroom floor (yep)
We meant every word of that don't disturb
Hangin' on the hotel door
'Cause we was makin' out and we was knockin' boots
And it was just last night we was introduced
I guess time flies when you're movin' at the speed of love
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
Yeah, we got off tour and I ran to the store
Just to check out a diamond ring
Got a girl, she gorgeous, yeah, that's who this is for
And it's only been a couple weeks
It feels like we flyin' down the highway
Spinnin' out sideways
Hundred mile an hour, we go
Top-down fast back
Nascar short track
Burnin' rubber down the road
When we talkin' and we touchin'
And we kissin' and we huggin'
Yeah we're kickin' up a cloud of dust
'Cause girl we're movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
We can't stop movin'
Movin' at the speed of love
(That's right)
(Come on now, keep up)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Speed Of Love Lyrics as written by Jordan Schmidt Brian Kelley
Lyrics © ENDURANCE MUSIC GROUP, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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