Storyteller-complete Anthology

(rod stewart / ron wood)

Never been a millionaire
And i tell you mama i don

(theme from legal eagles)
(m. chapman, h. knight, g. black)

Oh, baby, i don't know why
But somehow i always seem to
Get tangled up in my pride
But oh, baby, we're not that blind
Deep down inside you know
This love's worth one more try
Don't push it all aside

'cos i wanna be good for you
I didn't mean to be bad
But darlin' i'm still the best
That you ever had
Just give me a chance
To let me show you how much
I wanna give you my love touch
Love touch

Why can't i climb your walls
And find somewhere to hide
Can't i knock down your door
And drag myself inside
I'll light your candles baby
And maybe i'll light your life
I wanna feel the breathless end
You come to every night
This ever changing love
Is pushing me too far
I feel the need to reach you
Right now wherever you are
These empty arms are getting stronger

Every day
Believe me baby
They won't let you get away
No, they won't let you get away

'cos i wanna be good for you
I didn't mean to be bad
But darlin' i'm still the best
That you ever had
Just give me a chance
To let me show you how much
I wanna give you my love touch
Love touch

You know it don't matter
Who's right who's wrong
Think we're gonna find out
If the love is strong
Just give me a chance
To win back your trust
I wanna give you my love touch
Love touch
(oh you're gonna get a, oh you're gonna
Get a big love touch)

(rod stewart / martin quittenton)

I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon
But to settle down and write you a line
I've been meaning to phone you but from minnesota
Hell it's been a very long time
You wear it well
A little old fashioned but that's all right

Well i suppose you're thinking i bet he's sinking
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me
Oh i ain't begging or losing my head
I sure do want you to know that you wear it well
There ain't a lady in the land so fine

Remember them basement parties, your brother's karate
The all day rock and roll shows
Them homesick blues and radical views
Haven't left a mark on you, you wear it well
A little out of time but i don't mind

But i ain't forgetting that you were once mine
But i blew it without even tryin'
Now i'm eatin' my heart out
Tryin' to get a letter through

Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
I'm gonna write about the birthday gown that i bought in town
When you sat down and cried on the stairs
You knew it did not cost the earth, but for what it's worth
You made me feel a millionaire and you wear it well
Madame onassis got nothing on you

Anyway, my coffee's cold and i'm getting told
That i gotta get back to work
So when the sun goes low and you're home all alone
Think of me and try not to laugh and i wear it well
I don't object if you call collect
'cos i ain't forgetting that you were once mine
But i blew it without even tryin'
Now i'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to get back to you

After all the years i hope it's the same address
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on

(r. stewart, k. savigar)

Through these misty eyes
I see lonely skies
Lonely road to babylon

Where's my family
And my country
Heaven knows where i belong

Pack my bags tonight
Here's one jacobite
Who must leave or surely die

Put me on a train
In the pouring rain
Say farewell but don't say goodbye

Chorus:
Seagull carry me, over land and sea
To my own folk, that's where i want to be
Every beat of my heart
Tears me further apart
I'm lost and alone in the dark
I'm going home

One more glass of wine
Just for auld lang syne
And the girl i left behind

How i miss her now
In my darkest hour
And the way our arms entwine

Chorus

And we'll drink a toast
To the blood red rose
Cheer a while the emerald isle

And to the northern lights
And the swirling pipes
How they make a grown man cry

Chorus

(rod stewart / ron wood)

Spent some time feelin' inferior
Standing in front of my mirror
Combed my hair in a thousand ways
But i came out looking just the same

Daddy said, "son, you better see the world
I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave
But remember one thing don't lose your head
To a woman that'll spend your bread"
So i got out

Paris was a place you could hide away
If you felt you didn't fit in
French police wouldn't give me no peace
They claimed i was a nasty person
Down along the left bank minding my own
Was knocked down by a human stampede
Got arrested for inciting a peacful riot
When all i wanted was a cup of tea
I was accused
I moved on

Down in rome i wasn't getting enough
Of the things that keeps a young man alive
My body stunk but i kept my funk
At a time when i was right out of luck
Getting desperate indeed i was
Looking like a tourist attraction
Oh my dear i better get out of here
'for the vatican don't give no sanction
I wasn't ready for that, no no

I moved right out east yeah!
On the peking ferry i was feeling merry
Sailing on my way back here
I fell in love with a slit eyed lady
By the light of an eastern moon
Shangai lil never used the pill
She claimed that it just ain't natural
She took me up on deck and bit my neck
Oh people i was glad i found her
Oh yeah i was glad i found her

I firmly believe that i didn't need anyone but me
I sincerely thought i was so complete
Look how wrong you can be

The women i've known i wouldn't let tie my shoe
They wouldn't give you the time of day
But the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet
God i was glad i found her
And if they had the words i could tell to you
To help you on the way down the road
I couldn't quote you no dickens, shelley or keats
'cause it's all been said before
Make the best out of the bad just laugh it off
You didn't have to come here anyway
So remember, every picture tells a story don't it

(r. stewart/j.cregan/k.savigar)

May the good lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
With a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young
Forever young
Forever young

And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that i served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell

But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever young, forever young
Forever young ,forever young
Forever young, forever young
For, forever young, forever young

(michael d'abo)

Ever seen a blind man cross the road
Trying to make the other side
Ever seen a young girl growing old
Trying to make herself a bride

So what becomes of you my love
When they have finally stripped you of
The handbags and the gladrags
That your grandad had to sweat so you could buy
Baby

Once i was a young man
And all i thought i had to do was smile
You are still a young girl
And you bought everything in style
Listen
But once you think you're in you're out
'cause you don't mean a single thing without
The handbags and the gladrags
That your grandad had to sweat so you could buy

Sing a song of six-pence for your sake
And take a bottle full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake
And bake them all in a pie

They told me you missed school today
So what i suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy

They told me you missed school today
So i suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy ya

(stewart, davis)

Baby jane don't leave me hanging on the line
I knew you when you had no one to talk to
Now you're moving in high society
Don't forget i know secrets about you
I used to think you were on my side
But now i'm no longer sure
I wish i knew what i know now before

When i give my heart again
I know it's gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when
I know it's gonna last forever

Baby jane don't it make you feel sad
Just when i thought that we were winning
You and i were so close in every way
Don't time fly when you're loving and laughing
I've said goodbye so many times
The situation ain't all that new
Optimism's my best defense
I'll get through without you

When i give my heart again
I know it's gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when
I know it's gonna last forever
I won't be that dumb again
I know it's gotta last forever
When i fall in love again
I know it's gonna last forever

Baby jane i've said all i want to say
Go your own way don't think twice about me
Cause i've got ideas and plans of my own
So long darlin' i'll miss you believe me
The lesson learned was so hard to swallow
But i know that i'll survive
I'm gonna take a good look at myself and cry

When i give my heart again
I know it's gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when
I know it's gonna last forever
When i fall in love next time
I know it's gonna last forever
I won't be that dumb again
I know it'll last forever

(rod stewart, ron wood)

I think i know now what's making me sad
It's a yearnin' for my own back yard
I realize maybe i was wrong to leave
Better swallow up my silly country pride

Going home, running home
Down to gasoline alley where i started from
Going home, and i'm running home
Down to gasoline alley where i was born

When the weather's better and the rails unfreeze
And the wind don't whistle 'round my knees
I'll put on my weddin' suit and catch the evening train
I'll be home before the milk's upon the door

Going home, running home
Down to gasoline alley where i started from
Going home, and i'm running home
Down to gasoline alley where i was born

But if anything should happen and my plans go wrong
Should i stray to the house on the hill
Let it be known that my intentions were good
I'd be singing in my alley if i could

And if i'm called away and it's my turn to go
Should the blood run cold in my veins
Just one favor i'll be asking of you
Don't bury me here, it's too cold
Take me back, carry me back
Down to gasoline alley where i started from
Take me back, won't you carry me home
Down to gasoline alley where i started from

Take me back, carry me back
Down to gasoline alley where i started from
Take me back, carry me back
Down to gasoline alley where i started from
Take me back, carry me back
Down to gasoline alley where i started from

(rod stewart / martin quittenton)

Wake up maggie i think i got something to say to you
It's late september and i really should be back at school
I know i keep you amused but i feel i'm being used
Oh maggie i couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt

The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax
Oh, maggie i couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain i can do without

All i needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
Mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head
Oh maggie i couldn't have tried anymore
You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart i couldn't leave you if i tried

I suppose i could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh maggie i wish i'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But i'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but i love you anyway

Maggie i wish i'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days

(r. stewart/a. taylor)

Oh, look out baby!

I got a stupid little job
It's driving me insane
With those keyhole people
All they do is complain
About the tattoo on my arm
The ring in my ear
But i don't even care, no no
I just live through the week
And when i see them boys
You know their two-tone suits
They're all unimportants
If you need a set of hubcaps
Or a car painted
Girl, why don't you follow me

It's dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, all right
Yeah dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, all right

Play some sweet guitar, yeah

Well we meet on the corner
And we talk all night
About our wealth situation
At a rock'n' roll dive
We don't reach no conclusion
So the conversation turns to wise girls
And more pearls
I got a beat up old mustang
And i painted it black
There's five in the front seat
And the rest in the back
Cruise up and down sunset
And watch all the jailbait roll by

Yeah it's dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, all right
Yeah yeah, it's dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, it's all right
All right, all right, all right
All right

Are you ready baby, bring it on down now
Watch it, well, well, well

Listen, one of these days
And it won't be long
Gonna hear that radio
Playing my song
I'll be the darling of masses
No great pretender, not me, yeah yeah
Cause i can play this guitar
Hangin' round my neck
I'm in love with its power
I believe in its strength
I got a head full of ideas
It's driving me insane
But until then

It's dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, all right
Yeah dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
All right, all right, one time
It's dynamite, oh yes it's dynamite
It's just dynamite on friday night
It's dynamite, it's on friday night
Oh friday night
It's all right, all right, wired
It's dynamite on friday night
Under the big city lights
It's all right, all right
All together ...

(rod stewart)

Who's that knocking on my door
It's gotta be a quarter to four
Is it you again coming 'round for more
Well you can love me tonight if you want
But in the morning make sure you're gone
I'm talkin' to you
Hot legs, wearing me out
Hot legs, you can scream and shout
Hot legs, are you still in school
I love you honey

Gotta most persuasive tongue
You promise all kinds of fun
But what you don't understand
I'm a working man
Gonna need a shot of vitamin e
By the time you're finished with me
I'm talking to you
Hot legs, you're an alley cat
Hot legs, you scratch my back
Hot legs, bring your mother too
I love you honey

Imagine how my daddy felt
In your jet black suspender belt
Seventeen years old
He's touching sixty four

You got legs right up to your neck
You're making me a physical wreck
I'm talking to you
Hot legs, in your satin shoes
Hot legs, are you still in school
Hot legs, you're making me a fool
I love you honey

Hot legs, making your mark
Hot legs, keep my pencil sharp
Hot legs, keep your hands to yourself
I love you honey
Hot legs, you're wearing me out
Hot legs, you can scream and shout
Hot legs, you're still in school
I love you honey

(holland, dozier, holland)

With steampacket
[produced by giorgio gomelsky, 1965]

Listen everybody, especially you girls
Do you liked to be left alone
By the one you love, never phone
I love to holler
My friends sometimes say
That i believe, i believe
That a woman should love that way
Well it hurts me so inside
Ya' see i treat you so unkind
Somebody somewhere
I tell ya it ain't fair

Can i get a witness
Can i get a witness
I want a witness
Everybody
I want a witness
Witness, witness
Somebody somewhere
Well all you ... agree
Said this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear ya
Let me hear ya say yeah
I want a witness
Get a witness
I feel all right
One more time
Just a one more time
A little bit louder, baby
A little bit louder
Everybody
Well it hurts me so inside
To see love to be so unkind
Somebody somewhere
It ain't fair

Jump up early in the morning
With it on my mind

(ron wood, rod stewart & ronnie lane)

Steady all day!
Thought i was lookin' good
So i cycled 'cross the neighbourhood
Was invited by a skinny girl
Into her high class world

Left my bicycle under the stairs
Laid my coat across the kosher chairs
Made my way across the crowded room
I had nothing to lose

My reception wasn't very keen
So turning on a friendly grin,
Stood on the table with my glass of gin
And came straight to the point

I was glad to come
I'll be sad to go
So while i'm here
I'll have me a real good time

I was glad to come
I'll be sad to go
So while i'm here
I'll have me a real good time. oh no

Dancin' madly 'round the room, yeah
Singing loudly and sorta' out of tune
Was escorted by a friendly slag
'round the ... back

Wandered c-c-cross ...
Missed my step and i fell on the floor.
Said one word and was asked to leave
Kinda' wish i was dead.

I was glad to come
And i'll be so sad to leave,
But while i was here
I had me a real good time, oooh.

The skinny girl made it clear,
That she only came here for the beer - that's a fact, oh yeah
The vicar he simply reeked of gin - good god

On my way home i happened to fall off my bicycle, good party
Ooh hoo, ha ha, yeah

I was glad to come, but i was also glad to get home, yeah
Ooh hoo
Hoo, get in there
Ooh hoo
[bark]

(stewart, davis, brock)

Can i tell you what you mean to mean
You're as central as the air i breathe
Almost impossible to believe that you're mine
You're like weekends all year long
Under a hot jamaican sun
You are a winner at a hundred to one
Yes you are

Something you've got is something i need right now
You don't have to prove it no more
I'm down on my bended knees honey

What am i gonna do i'm so in love with you
What am i gonna say if ever you go away

One in a million oh so rare
A nightengale in berkeley square
And baby i ain't goin' nowhere without you
You are the goal that wins the game
The very last bus home in the rain
You're like rock and roll and champagne
All in one

Something you've got is something i need right now
Let's not mess around any more
I'm down on my bended knees honey

What am i gonna do i'm so in love with you
What am i gonna say if ever you go away
What am i gonna do i'm so in love with you
What am i gonna say if ever you go away

I'll be a sleek one of a kind
And so difficult to define
I could drink a case of you any time

The sistine chapel and the eiffel tower
A national anthem an april shower
Tomorrow's fashion and now i've found you
I'm complete

Something you've got is something i need right now
You don't have to prove it no more
I'm down on my bended knees honey

What am i gonna do i'm so in love with you
What am i gonna say if ever you go away

I'm like a schoolboy in your hands
I wanna get up and sing and dance
You see one hell of a happy man standing here

Individually quite unique
You really swept me off my feet
And baby you look oh so neat
With nothing on

(r. stewart / d. hitchings / r. robinson)

Early in the morning i can't sleep
I can't work and i can't eat
I've been drunk all day, can't concentrate
Maybe i'm making a big mistake

Caught me down like a killer shark
It's like a railroad running right through my heart
Jekyll and hyde the way i behave
Feel like i'm running on an empty gauge

Oh no not again
It hurts so good
I don't understand
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation

Heart beats silly like a big bass drum
Losing all equilibrium
It's so hard in the middle of the week
Maybe this woman's just all i need

Oh no not again
It hurts so good
I don't understand
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation
'fatuate me baby

Spirits soar when i'm by her side
She put a little love in this heart of mine
Maybe i'm lucky, maybe i'm freed
Maybe this woman's just all i need

Oh no not again
It hurts so good
I don't understand
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation
Infatuation
Rev it up

(rod stewart / chen, savigar, cregan, grainger, 1980)

The rain poured down the wind swept avenue
On another dark wet december afternoon
All my cherished memories are of you
All my warmth and comfort stayed with you

I would have wrote you a letter
But the telephone calls are free
Cause the boys in the next apartment
Are working all day
They're a great bunch of guys
But i think they're all gay
What am i doing
Avoiding what i'm trying to say

Oh god i wish i was home tonight
With you in my arms
Oh god i wish i was home tonight

Send me a naked picture
By the u.s. mail
Write a pornographic letter
You know i won't tell
Keep your legs closed tight
Keep your body under lock and key
Stay home at night
And save all the best parts for me

Yeah baby
Oh god i wish i was home tonight
Yes i do baby
Oh god i wish i was home tonight, oh

I could be home in time for christmas
If you want me to be
There's a plane leaves here at midnight
Arriving at three
But i'm a bit financially embarrased
I must admit
To tell you the truth my honey
I haven't a cent

Oh god i wish i was home tonight
Tonight baby
Oh god i wish i was home tonight

Guess i'd better ring off
Before the boys get home
My regards to all your family
And everyone at home
There's a lump comes in my throat
And a tear i can't hide
Cause i want to see you so badly
I just may die
And you know why baby

Oh god i wish i was home tonight
With the ones that i love
Oh god i wish i was home tonight
Oh god i wish i was home tonight
Oh my god i wish i was home tonight
Tonight, tonight

I've been hearing voices
Out on the street
They say you've found some one else
Who's really quite neat
But he doesn't move you like i do
Tell me what i wanna hear
That it just ain't true

(rod stewart, ron wood, kenny jones, tetsu yamauchi, ian mclagan)

Hey baby, i wanna say somethin' to ya', listen

Sometimes when i get out of my head
And i say all the wrong things
Sometimes i know i stay out late at night
And i get back fighting, hey babe
Somehow all my plans
Keep slippin' through my hands
And i end up crying, but listen
I can be a millionaire
Honey when you're standing there
You're so exciting

You can make me dance, you can make me sing,
You can make me do just any old thing, and i love it

Sometimes i wanna get up so early
And get away from here girl
Summer's gone, and before long
North winds blow, that bring the snow
I'll keep us warm girl
My schemes it seems, are merely dreams
Fading with each morning, hey babe
But this old heart of mine
Is far too proud not to keep on tryin'

You can make me dance, you can make me sing,
You can make me do just any old thing, yeah baby

Ah yeah

So little bird don't fly away
Want you here every day
Don't ever leave me
I'd rather lose both my eyes
Than never see your smiling face again girl

You can make me dance, you can make me sing,
You can make me do just any old thing
You can make me dance, you can make me sing,
You can make me do just any old thing

Hey babe
Keep on loving me babe, yeah
Keep on loving me babe
Just keep on loving me babe
Just keep on loving me babe
Just keep on loving, ooh babe

Just keep on loving me darling
Just keep on loving me darling
Just keep on loving me darling, darling, darling, darling
Ha ha

Woww, alright
Hey baby
Oh darling
Keep on loving me darling
Just keep on loving me darling
Just keep on loving me darling
Just keep on loving me darling

(danny whitten, 1977)

I can tell by your eyes that you've prob'bly been cryin' forever,
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a mirror.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If i stay here just a little bit longer,
If i stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?

If i stand all alone, will the shadow hide the color of my heart;
Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears.
The star in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a mirror.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If i stay here just a little bit longer,
If i stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke this ol' heart.

If i stay here just a little bit longer,
If i stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?
My heart, whoa, heart.

(rod stewart, michael d'abo)
[produced by michael d'abo, b side of immediate 060, 1968]

So much to say and so little time to say it in
I've got so much to say, baby, ha
But so little time to say it in
But whatever i tell ya'
I hope that you will obey

Now listen
Say your prayers ev'ry night
And be so good while i'm away
Now listen here
Say your prayers ev'ry night
And be so good while i'm away
Because you know i won't be gone for long
I'll be back home with you one of these little old days, hmm-mm

I know, i know, i know

As i'd have said so many times
I got so much to say and so little time to say it in
So much to say and so little time to say it in
And i know you'll be be a good little girl
While i'm away
Oh yeah hmm

(cat stevens)

I would have given you all of my heart
But there's someone who's torn it apart
And she's taken just all that i had
But if you want i'll try to love again
Baby i'll try to love again but i know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby i know the first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that i've cried
And i'm sure going to give you a try
And if you want i'll try to love again
Baby i'll try to love again but i know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby i know the first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that i've cried
But i'm sure gonna give you a try
'cause if you want i'll try to love again
Baby i'll try to love again but i know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby i know the first cut is the deepest
When it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

(michael d'abo)
[produced by michael d'abo, a side of immediate 060, 1968]

There has to be a reason
Why everyone speaks bad of my baby
I think i know that reason
And it is oh so sad
They say she walks the streets
But that's not strictly true
She's got a lot to eat
And she's not as rich as you
She's just a little miss understood
That's all

Everyone needs somebody
To get them through that time
You may not love that someone
As much as i love mine
But if she walks the streets
Does that condemn her soul
Or is heaven so complete
It rejects a heart of gold
She's just a little miss understood
A little miss understood
A little miss understood
That's all

And if she walks the streets
Does that condemn her soul
Or is heaven so complete
It rejects a heart of gold
She's just a little miss understood
A little miss understood
She's just a little miss understood
That's all

And if she walks the streets
Does that condemn her soul
Or is heaven so complete [fade]

(sam cooke)

With brian auger and the trinity
[produced by tony palmer, a side of columbia db 7892, 1966]

Listen while i talk to you
Tell you what we're goin' to do
There's a new thing goin' around
And i'll tell you what they're puttin' down
Move your body all around

Just shake, got to, got to do it baby
Shake, keep on pushin' baby
Shake, oh, a little louder baby
Shake, baby, everybody

Shakin' like a bowl of soup
Makin' your body loop de loop
Put your hand on your hip bone
Come on, and make your backbone slip
Move your body like a whip

Just shake, got to, little louder baby
Shake, lookin' good child
Shake, keep on pushin' baby
Shake, baby, everybody

Ding a ling a ling
Honey, shakin' is the latest thing
But if you really roll
You got to do the thing with soul

Shakin' like a bowl of soup
Make your body loop de loop
Put your hand on your hip bone
Come on, and let your backbone slip
Make your body loop a lot

Just shake, got to do it baby
Shake, oh, yeah, lookin' good child
Shake, lord, in the mornin'
Got to shake, baby, everybody

Ah you're lookin' good baby, much
Come on and move it up its shoulder

If you wanna really roll
Got to do the thing with soul
Put your hand on your hip
Honey, shake it like a crazy whip

Make your body move up
Just shake, got to, keep on pushin' baby
Shake, a little louder baby
Shake, you're lookin' good child
Shake, everybody got to shake

Up in the morning got to do him a shake
Most every evenin' got to shake it around
Got to, got to, got to do him a shake
You better shake it, shake it on down baby
Well, every evenin' got to do him a shake

(rod stewart, steve cropper, 1975/1976)

Never get to bed before sunup,
Alway get caught in the rain;
Sometimes i might get in trouble,
Never was one to complain.
Now gentleman, you must agree
Ain't it worth it when you're out on cloud thirty-three
To be stone cold sober again,
Down in the alley again,
Stone cold sober again.

Never found a dime in a gutter,
Always get my best friends drunk.
If the pres'dent tries to call me,
Say " rodney, come on over for lunch";
I'd say, " gentlemen, exuse me please
But i'm busy with my buddies up on cloud thirty-three."
Yeah, stone cold sober again,
Down in the alley again,
Stone cold sober again.

Sunday is a drag, so forget it,
Monday you can make up for that;
Tuesday, take a taste for dinner,
If you're all right spend it in bed.
But on thursday prepare for your weekend
And let friday disappear into saturday mornin'
When you're stone cold sober again,
Down in the alley again,
Stone cold sober again.
Stone cold sober again,
Down in the alley again,
Stone cold sober again.

I don't mind stone cold sober again,
Down in the alley again,
Stone cold sober again.

[fade out]

(rod stewart/kevin savigar, jimmy cregan, 1981)

Yeah
I can tell by the look in your eyes
You've been bored for a long, long time.
You need love and so do i
Let's turn it all around.

I don't want an everlasting thing,
I don't care if i see you again
So grab your coat and honey tell your friends
You won't be home,
You won't be home,
You won't be home.

Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything that you want me to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me
Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything 'cos i want you to.
Just don't hurt me, baby.

Yeah
I don't really want to challenge you
Marry you or remember you.
I just wanna make love to you
For twenty four hours or more.
Or more

I'm only looking for a fantasy,
An interlude from reality
Don't want nobody tryin' to rescue me
So rock me babe,
Rock me babe,
Rock me, rock me.

Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything that you want me to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me
Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything 'cos i want you to.
I want you to

And tomorrow morning we won't cry
You go your way, honey, i'll go mine.
I'm the one who didn't waste your time
Remember me this way.

And if you never see my face again,
Think of me as a permanent friend,
The one who loved you like a hurricane
Then disappeared,
Disappeared,
Disappeared.

Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything that you want me to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me
Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything 'cos i want you to.
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me

Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything that you want me to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me
Tonight i'm yours
Do anything 'cos i want you to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me

Tonight i'm yours,
Do anything that you want me to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me
Tonight i'm yours
Do anything 'cos i want you to
Don't hurt me, don't hurt me

Tonight you're mine,
Tonight you're mine
Do anything,
Do anything
Tonight you're mine,
Tonight you're mine
Tonight, always tonight you're mine.
Do anything that you,
Do anything that you,
Do anything that you want me to,
You want me to, you want me to,
You want me, want me , want me,
Just do anything
Anything your heart desires, babe.

(pete townshend)
[tommy (1914-1984), various artists, 1972]

Ever since i was a young boy,
I played the silver ball;
From soho down to brighton
I must have played 'em all.
But i ain't seen nothin' like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb an' blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.

He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feelin' all the bumpers
Always playin' clean.
Plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf, dumb an' blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball!

He's a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist,
A pinball wizard,
Got such a supple wrist.

How do you think he does it?
What makes him so good?
Ain't got no distractions,
Can't hear those buzzes and bells,
Don't see lights aflashin'
Plays by sense of smell.
Always gets a replay,
Never tilts at all
That deaf, dumb an' blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.

Even my usual table,
He can beat my best,
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He's got crazy flipper' fingers,
Never seen him fall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.

(wood, stewart, lane)

Sweet lady mary has to rest her poor head
Wakes in the morning with her breakfast in bed
I tried to help her, but i did not know how
I tried to love her, but it's all over now
Nothing left to comfort me, except a sunny day
Steal away, steal away

Over the stones along the dusty old road
With every footstep one more tale is told
With every turning one more side to see
Sweet lady mary's seen the last of me
A lesson is learnt, i'll never come this way again
I'll steal away, steal away

Her spanish habits are so hard to forget
The lady lied with every breath, i accept
Was a matter of time before my face did not fit
I knew all along i'd have to quit.
Anyway now, i better not waste anymore of your time
I'll steal away, steal away

I think i'll go back home and start all again
Where the gulf stream waters tend to ease the pain
And on a new day when i've mended the wound
Sweet lady mary's gate i swear i'll be bound
But before i sit down again and waste anymore of your time
I better steal away, steal away

Ooh-hoo
Steal away-ay.

(bobby and shirley womack)

Baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry
You know she done me wrong
She held my eyes open and that's no lie
Tables turned and now it's her turn to cry
But then i used to love her but it's all over now
Yes it is
But then i used to love her but it's all over now

Listen
She used to run around with every single man in town
Spent all my money playing her fast game
She put me out, it was a pity how i cried
But the tables turned and now it's her turn to cry
Because i used to love her but it's all over now
Ain't no lie
Because i used to love her but it's all over now

Listen
Well i used to wake the morning get my breakfast in bed
When i got worried she'd ease my aching head
But now she's here and there with every single man in town
But the tables turned and now it's her turn to cry
Because i used to love her but it's all over now
Yes it is

Because i used to love her but it's all over now

Listen to this one
Because i used to love her but it's all over now

But then i used to love her but it's all
Now wait a minute
But then i used to love her but you know
But you know it's all over now
But then i used to love her but you know it's all over now

(part i and ii)
(rod stewart)

In these days of changing ways
So called liberated days
A story comes to mind of a friend of mine

Georgie boy was gay i guess
Nothin' more or nothin' less
The kindest guy i ever knew

His mother's tears fell in vain
The afternoon george tried to explain
That he needed love like all the rest

Pa said there must be a mistake
How can my son not be straight
After all i've said and done for him

Leavin' home on a greyhound bus
Cast out by the ones he loves
A victim of these gay days it seems

Georgie went to new york town
Where he quickly settled down
And soon became the toast of the great white way

Accepted by manhattan's elite
In all the places that were chic
No party was complete without george

Along the boulevards he'd cruise
And all the old queens blew a fuse
Everybody loved georgie boy

The last time i saw george alive
Was in the summer of seventy-five
He said he was in love i said i'm pleased

George attended the opening night
Of another broadway hype
But split before the final curtain fell

Deciding to take a short cut home
Arm in arm they meant no wrong
A gentle breeze blew down fifth avenue

Out of a darkened side street came
A new jersey gang with just one aim
To roll some innocent passer-by
There ensued a fearful fight
Screams rang out in the night
Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone

A leather kid, a switchblade knife
He did not intend to take his life
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night

The sight of blood dispersed the gang
A crowd gathered, the police came
An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third

Georgie's life ended there
But i ask who really cares
George once said to me and i quote

He said "never wait or hesitate
Get in kid, before it's too late
You may never get another chance
'cos youth a mask but it don't last
Live it long and live it fast"
Georgie was a friend of mine

Oh georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie, georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay

(ron wood/ rod stewart)

In the morning
Don't say you love me
Cause i'll only kick you out of the door

I know your name is rita
Cause your perfum smelling sweeter
Since when i saw you down on the floor
Guitar

Won't need to much pursuading
I don't mean to sound degrading
But with a face like that
You got nothing to laugh about

Red lips hair and fingernails
I hear your a mean old jezabel
Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards

Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me

Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me

So in the morning
Please don't say you love me
Cause you know i'll only kick you out the door

Yea i'll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best colonge
Just don't be here in the morning when i wake up

Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight you better stay with me
Sit down, get up, get down

Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight your going stay with me
Hey, whats your name again
Oh no, get down, wooo

(rod stewart / carmine appice, kevin savigar, duane hitchings)

Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams.
He said somehow, some way, it's gotta get better than this.
Patti packed her bags, left a note for her momma, she was just seventeen,
There were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbye.

They held each other tight as they drove on through the night they were so exited.
We got just one shot of life, let's take it while we're still not afraid.
Because life is so brief and time is a thief when you're undecided.
And like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your hands.

Young hearts be free tonight. time is on your side,
Don't let them put you down, don't let 'em push you around,
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view.

Paradise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner.
They took a tworoom apartment that was jumping ev'ry night of the week.
Happiness was found in each other's arms as expected, yeah
Billy pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooh!

Young hearts be free tonight.time is on your side,
Don't let them put you down, don't let 'em push you around,
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view.

[instrumental verse]

Young hearts be free tonight.time is on your side.

Billy wrote a letter back home to patti's parents tryin' to explain.
He said we're both real sorry that it had to turn out this way.
But there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody list'ning so we just ran away
Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeah!

Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
Young hearts be free tonight, time in on your side.

Young hearts gotta run free, be free, live free
Time is on, time is on your side
Time, time, time, time is on your side
Is on your side
Is on your side
Is on your side
Young heart be free tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah