"Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, the closing track on his 1978 album, Excitable Boy.
About The Song 
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The rock song, featuring Zevon on piano in a four-piece band, discusses a date with a waitress who turns out to be associated with the Russian mafia, a risky gamble in Havana that his father has to bail him out of, and his subsequent exile in Honduras.
Trivia Edit
- The song has been featured in the films Grand Canyon and more recently in the end credits of the Hunter S. Thompson documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
- It was covered by Meat Loaf for VH1 Storytellers and by Hank Williams Jr. on his album Five-O.
- The song has also been used during segments on Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC.
- The name of the three-episode story "Liars, Guns and Money" from the second season of Farscape is a deliberate play on the song.
Song Lyrics Edit
Note: the text of this song's lyrics is not under the same copyright license as the wiki's encyclopedic text, it is used under fair use/dealing.
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Well, I went home with the waitress
The way I always do
How was I to know
She was with the Russians, too
I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this
I'm the innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between the rock and the hard place
And I'm down on my luck
And I'm down on my luck
Well, I'm down on my luck!
Now I'm hiding in Honduras
I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money
The shit has hit the fan
See Also Edit
- Excitable Boy
- A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)
- Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon
- Stand in the Fire
- Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon
- The Warren Zevon Guitar Songbook
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