A canção Take It Easy foi escrita por Jackson Browne e Glenn Frey e é notavelmente conhecida como a faixa de abertura do álbum autointitulado de estreia dos Eagles em 1972. A colaboração entre Browne e Frey começou quando ambos moravam no mesmo prédio e Frey ouviu Browne trabalhando na música, mas tendo dificuldades para finalizar. Frey sugeriu o verso Its a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me, que se tornou um pon ... Ver mais [+] to chave da música. A ideia de Take It Easy era capturar o espírito e as atitudes do country rock do início dos anos 70 e se tornou um dos maiores sucessos dos Eagles, contribuindo grandemente para o sucesso inicial da banda.
Well I'm a runnin' down the road try'n 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 a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona Such a fine sight to see It's a girl my lord in a flat-bed Ford Slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, ba-by, don't say maybe I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me We may lose and we may win, though we may never be here again So open up I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road tryin' 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 of your sweet love is gonna save me
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh we got it e - e - asy We oughta take it e - e - asy