written by Warren Zevon Peter Buck Mike Mills Bill Berry. Zevon Music Inc. BMI. Well he's trying to survive up on Mulholland Drive. He's got the phone in the car in his hand. Everbody's trying to be a friend of mine. Even a dog can shake hands. He wants twenty percent. 'Cause he knew you back when. Now they all want a piece if the band. Everybody's trying to be a friend of mine. Even a dog can shake hands. All the worms and the gnomes are having lunch at Le Dome. They're all living off the fat of the land. Everbody's trying to be a friend of mine. Even a dog can shake hands. Sign Page 42. We'll do the rest for you. Find a way to make it pay. Don't lose your head. You'll end up dead. Or you'll be living in the valley some day. You'll be making the scene 'til they pick your bones clean. No they don't leave much for the fans. Everybody's trying to be a friend of mine. Even a dog can shake hands. Sign Page 42. We'll do the rest for you. Find a way to make it pay. Don't lose your head. You'll end up dead. Or you'll be living in the valley some day. Well I'm trying to survive up on Mulholland Drive. And I get it any way I can. Everybody's trying to be a friend of mine. Even a dog can shake hands.