The Jackson Browne Take It Easy song was written by Jackson Browne and The Eagles star Glenn Frey. The song was made famous by the Eagles with Glenn Frey singing the lead vocals. This classic song was The Eagles’ first single, released on May 1, 1972. It peaked at #12 on the July 22, 1972 Billboard Hot 100 chart, spending 11 weeks on the chart that summer. It also was the opening track on the band’s debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums.
“Take it Easy” is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Jackson Browne later recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, For Everyman (1973). Watch this collaboration performance and see the written lyrics below.
Jackson Browne Take It Easy with The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt Video
Jackson Browne Take It Easy Lyrics
Well, I’m running down the road
Tryin’ to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women on my mind
Four that wanna own me
Two that wanna stone me
One says she’s a friend of mine
Take it easy
Take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don’t even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
And take it easy
Well, I’m standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine sight to see
It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford
Slowin’ down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don’t say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love
Is gonna save me
We may lose, and we may win
Though we will never be here again
So open up, I’m climbin’ in
So take it easy
Well, I’m running down the road
Trying to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin’ for a lover
Who won’t blow my cover
She’s so hard to find
Take it easy
Take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels
Make you crazy
Come on, baby, don’t say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love
Is gonna save me
Oh, we got it easy
We oughta take it easy
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