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The Eagles - Desperado Lyrics

Song details
TitleDesperado
ArtistThe Eagles
AlbumThe Very Best Of The Eagles [2003], Track 4
Selected Works 1972-1999 [2000], Track 6 Disc 2
Selected Songs From Selected Works [2000], Track 6
Hell Freezes Over [1994], Track 15
The Eagles [Live] [1980], Track 11
Greatest Hits '71-'75 [1976], Track 5
Desperado [1973], Track 5
Eagles Catalog Box Set [1972], Track 5 Disc 2
GenreClassical, Country, Rock
Duration03:38
Rank5,291 (+2,182) history »
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Song lyrics
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
submitted by kermit
corrected by swiftx05 on 07-12-2011

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 Song comments
  27-03-2011 09:01 epikkid 
epikkid
 
10 posts
classic
  09-03-2011 06:27 musicking 
musicking
 
77 posts
Such a brilliant, beautiful song. Everything is perfect here. This and Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones are two of my favorite songs!
  01-02-2011 14:02 Rubbo81 
Rubbo81
 
1,124 posts
a Must
  11-12-2007 00:09 Pineapplechic 
Pineapplechic
 
101 posts
beautiful song
  17-12-2006 16:29 Iikeli 
Iikeli
 
11 posts
So perfect song
  26-09-2006 15:23 macuser10 
macuser10
 
6 posts
who doesn't like this song?
  26-08-2006 02:17 BombasticTurtle 
BombasticTurtle
 
13 posts
Awesome song! Can listen to it a million times ... time after time!
  09-02-2006 18:45 Mibbish 
Mibbish
 
149 posts
  23-12-2005 02:13 Unforgiven2 
Unforgiven2
 
53 posts
The eagles is the sound track of my life
  21-12-2005 14:31 cherishPh 
cherishPh
 
3,517 posts
Great Song
  09-10-2005 01:38 ladygeorgie 
ladygeorgie
 
8 posts
This is a great song! My dad and I are really close because of this song
  18-09-2005 04:56 Dreams20k 
Dreams20k
 
36 posts
yestererday i went to their consert and they sang it and man they are way beter live then on the cd
  08-07-2005 20:59 headinclouds 
headinclouds
 
3 posts
I love this song...it reminds me of my bestfriend
  04-12-2004 01:53 thunderstruck23 
thunderstruck23
 
24 posts
Don Henley
  07-09-2004 21:42 macabremaker 
macabremaker
 
2 posts
linda ronstadt did not sing the original version of desperado........it was definetly the eagles
  24-08-2004 23:48 court_lew_0216 
court_lew_0216
 
509 posts
oops my mistake..... but i know linda ronstadt origionally sang it
  24-08-2004 23:42 whitesox1919 
whitesox1919
 
1 posts
Just so you know, Don Henley and Glenn Frey wrote this song.
  15-08-2004 00:04 court_lew_0216 
court_lew_0216
 
509 posts
me too!!! actually this song was originally written and sung by Linda Ronstat just so you know
  14-08-2004 23:56 mob5ta 
mob5ta
 
5,387 posts
everyting i hear this song it remindes me of that sienfield episode...tehe
  14-08-2004 23:54 MissBeatle 
MissBeatle
 
96 posts
This song is wonderful. Sad, though.
  24-07-2004 17:54 Ros 
Ros
 
4,425 posts
My dad introduced me to this song, and I'm glad he did - it's wonderful.
  24-07-2004 17:53 Raven88 
Raven88
 
2,659 posts
this song is so beutiful-we really need more songs with such lyrical brilliance like this again.
  24-07-2004 17:20 Blimple 
Blimple
 
9 posts
I LURVE this song - it is such a great song. has anyone heard the albulm? My fav song on it is Doolin Dalton but I can't find it on this site. Me and my brother do duets and we always do this one beacause it is really cool and we have been fans of them for years. It is also really well crafted.
[offtopic]
Do any of you like Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush?
  09-07-2004 19:58 sunrae9 
sunrae9
 
299 posts
*songs*
  09-07-2004 19:58 sunrae9 
sunrae9
 
299 posts
this is one of the most beautiful song! i love the eagles, and the music to this song is SO pretty...its a really good ballad...

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