Don Henley

I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter...

Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American rock musician who is the drummer and one of the lead singers and songwriters of the band The Eagles. He has since had a successful solo career and has played a founding role in several charitable causes.

Song lyrics

I Can't Stand Still, 1982

• Got the bubble-headed bleach blonde
  who comes on at five
  She can tell you 'bout the plane crash
  with a gleam in her eye
  It's interesting when people die: give us dirty laundry.
  • "Dirty Laundry"

• We can do the innuendo,
  We can dance and sing
  And when it's said and done
  We haven't told you a thing,
  We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry.
  • "Dirty Laundry"

The End of the Innocence (1989)

• When happily ever after fails
  And weve been poisoned by these fairy tales
  The lawyers dwell on small details
  Since daddy had to fly
  But I know a place where we can go
  Thats still untouched by man
  Well sit and watch the clouds roll by
  And the tall grass wave in the wind.
  You can lay your head back on the ground
  And let your hair fall all around me.
  Offer up your best defense
  But this is the end
  This is the end of the innocence.
  • "The End of the Innocence" (co-written with Bruce Hornsby)

• I see you around sometimes and my heart just melts.
  You're looking like if you had your wish, you'd be somewhere else.
  And it just breaks my heart to see you here this way.
  Someday I'll get the nerve to walk up to you and say
  This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend.
  Just gimme a chance to show you how to love again.
  • "The Last Worthless Evening" (co-written with John Corey and Stan Lynch)

• I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
  But my will gets weak
  And my thoughts seem to scatter
  But I think it's about forgiveness
  Forgiveness
  Even if, even if you don't love me anymore.
  • "The Heart of the Matter" (co-written with Mike Campbell and J. D. Souther) - The Heart of the Matter (Live at Farm Aid 1990)

• I've been learning to live without you now
  But I miss you sometimes
  The more I know, the less I understand
  All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning them again.
  • "The Heart of the Matter"

• I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
  Because the flesh will get weak
  And the ashes will scatter
  So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness
  Forgiveness
  Even if you don't love me anymore.
  • "The Heart of the Matter"