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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jackson Browne
Lead Vocals
Fred Tackett
Acoustic Guitar
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Jeff Porcaro
Drums
Albert Lee
Electric Guitar
Don Henley
Harmony Vocals
JD Souther
Harmony Vocals
Gary Coleman
Percussion
David Lindley
Violin
Billy Payne
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jackson Browne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dennis Kirk
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Paul Black
Assistant Engineer
Mark Howlett
Engineer
John Haeny
Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Greg Ladanyi
Mixing Engineer
Jon Landau
Producer
Lyrics
Boy of mine
As your fortune comes to carry you down the line
And you watch as the changes unfold
And you sort among the stories you've been told
If some pieces of the picture are hard to find
And the answers to your questions are hard to hold
Take good care of your mother
When you're making up your mind
Should one thing or another take you from behind
Though the world may make you hard and wild
And determine how your life is styled
When you've come to feel that you're the only child
Take good care of your brother
Let the disappointments pass
Let the laughter fill your glass
Let your illusions last until they shatter
Whatever you might hope to find
Among the thoughts that crowd your mind
There won't be many that ever really matter
But take good care of your mother
And remember to be kind
When the pain of another will serve you to remind
That there are those who feel themselves exiled
On whom the fortune never smiled
And upon whose life the heartache has been piled
They're just looking for another
Lonely child
And when you've found another soul
Who sees into your own
Take good care of each other
Writer(s): Jackson Browne
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