《Desperado》的詞曲作者是Leonard Cohen和duane Thrall，由Eagles樂隊在1973年演唱。歌詞主要描述一個迷失的人的孤獨和渴望，他在走投無路的地方過著孤獨的生活，渴望著尋找真正的愛情。
完整歌詞如下：
Desperado, why don't you come to the right
Out in the middle of the night, so tired and lonesome
Oh, I could have been some other place, with someone to love me
But here I am, a little out of place
What a hell of a place to be
With you to chase, with all that could be
A place called rainbow's end, well I just might find you there
Come on and do me a favor, and shoot me in the heart
With a little less talk, alright
Sister's crying in the back room, she's all alone
And she's waiting for someone to come and take her home
But here I stand, a little out of place
What a hell of a place to be
With you to chase, with all that could be
A place called rainbow's end, well I just might find you there
Come on and do me a favor, and shoot me in the heart
I'm so tired of being what you want me to be
So tired of running, so tired of needless lies
So when you look my way, please don't give me that look of yours
That just might make me want to follow you down to rainbow's end
And I don't want to die in vain
So shoot me in the heart, alright
Chorus:
Desperado, why don't you come to the right
Out in the middle of the night, so tired and lonesome
Oh, I could have been some other place, with someone to love me
But here I am, a little out of place
What a hell of a place to be
With you to chase, with all that could be
A place called rainbow's end, well I just might find you there
Come on and do me a favor, and shoot me in the heart
And leave me my pride, alright.