Warren Zevon Zevon Music BMI. I had the shit till it all got smoked. I kept the promise till the vow got broke. I had to drink from the lovin' cup. I stood on the banks till the river rose up. I saw the bride in her wedding gown. I was in the house when the house burned down. I may be old and I may be bent. But I had the money till it all got spent. I had the money till they made me pay. Then I had the sense to be on my way. I had to stay in the underground. I was in the house when the house burned down. I was in the house when the house burned down. I met the man with the thorny crown. I helped Him carry his cross through town. I was in the house when the house burned down. I was in the house when the house burned down. I met the man with the thorny crown. I helped Him carry his cross through town. I was in the house when the house burned down. I had the shit till it all got smoked. I kept the promise till the vow got broke. I had to drink from the lovin' cup. I stood on the banks till the river rose up. I saw the bride in her wedding gown. I was in the house when the house burned down.