The Very Best of Rod Stewart
Compilation - 13 november 2001 - Debaser id 20137

Wake up Maggie I think I've 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 led me away from home just to save you from being alone.
You stole my heart and that's what really hurts.

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 led 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 any more.
You led me away from home cause you didn't wanna be alone
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried.

(Really long Guitar Improv Bit)

I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school.
Or steal my daddy's cue - make a living out of playing pool.
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand.
Oh Maggie I wished 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.

(guitar bit again, this time with mandolins too!)

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

(a few whoo hoos...)

Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams,
He said somehow, someway, it's gotta get better than this,
Patty packed her bags, left a note for her momma, she was just 17,
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 excited,
We've got but one shot at life let's take it while we're still not afraid,
'Cause life is so brief, and time is a theif, when you're undecided,
And like a fist full 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 them push you around
Don't let them ever change your point of view

Paradise was closed, so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner,
They took a two-room apartment that was jumping every night of the week
Happiness was found in each other's arms, as expected, yeah
Billy pierced his ears, and drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooooh

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

Billy wrote a letter back home to Patty's parents, trying to explain,
He said we're both really sorry that it had to turn out this way,
But there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody listening
So we just ran away,
Patty gave birth to a ten-pound baby boy, YEAH!

Young hearts be free tonight
Time is on your side (Repeat to fade)

Outside another yellow moon
has punched a hole in the night time mist
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
full of all them Brooklyn girls
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds

You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that'll ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Be careful of them in the dark
Oh if I was the one you chose to be your only one
Oh baby can't you hear me now, can't you hear me now

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Every night, every night its just the same
On a downtown train

I know your window and I know its late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light of the four way
and watch them as they fall, oh baby
They all having their heart attacks
They stay at the carnival
But they'll never win you back

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Every night, every night its just the same
You leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
All my dreams, all my dreams fall like rain
On a downtown train

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Every night, every night its just the same

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
All my dreams, all my dreams fall like rain
On a downtown train
On a downtown train
All my dreams fall like rain
On a downtown train

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 alright

Well, I suppose you're thinking, I bet he's sinking
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me
Though 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, oh my

Remember their basement parties, your brothers' karate
The all-day rock-and-roll shows
The homesick blues and the radical views
Haven't left a mark on you

(Chorus)
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 trying
Now I'm eating my heart out
Trying 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
And you sat down and cried on the stairs
You knew it didn't cost the earth but for what it's worth
You made me feel a millionaire

You wear it well
Madame Onassis got nothing on you; no, no

Well now my coffee is 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

(Chorus 2)
I'll wear it well
I don't object if you call collect
'Cause I ain't forgetting that you were once mine
But I blew it without even trying
Now I'm eating my heart out
Trying to get back to you

If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied
Straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe

Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without
Somebody else
Someone like you
Makes it easy to give
Never think about myself

If I gave you time to change my mind
I'd find a way just to leave the past behind
Knowing that you lied
Straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe

If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied
Straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe

Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without
Somebody else
Someone like you
Makes it easy to give
Never think about myself

Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without
Somebody else
Someone like you
Makes it easy to give
Never think about myself
Whoo

Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without
Somebody else
Someone like you
Makes it easy to give
Never think about myself

Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without
Somebody else

Chorus:
Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys get all the breaks
Some guys do nothing but complain

Alone in a crowd on a bus after work
And Im dreaming
The guy next to me has a girl in his arms
My arms are empty
How does it feel when the girl next to you
Says she loves you
It seem so unfair when theres love everywhere
But theres none for me

(chorus)

Someone to take on a walk by the lake
Lord let it be me
Someone whos shy
Someone wholl cry at sad movies
I know I would die if I ever found out
She was fooling me
Youre just a dream and as real as it seems
I aint that lucky

(chorus)

All of my friends have a ring on their finger
They have someone
Someone to care for them it aint fair
I got no one
The car overheated
I called up and pleaded
Theres help on the way
I called you collect you didnt accept
You had nothing to say

(chorus)

But if you were here with me
Id feel so happy I could cry
You are so dear to me
I just cant let you say goodbye

Stay away from my window
Stay away from my back door too
Disconnect the telephone line
Relax baby and draw that blind

Kick off your shoes and sit right down
Loosen off that pretty French gown
Let me pour you a good long drink
Ooh baby don't you hesitate cause

Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

C'mon angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside

Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

Don't say a word my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
The secret is about to unfold
Upstairs before the night's too old

Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you woman
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

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

Sugar, sugar

She sits alone waiting for suggestions
He's so nervous avoiding all the questions
His lips are dry, her heart is gently pounding
Don't you just know exactly what they're thinking

If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
come on sugar let me know.
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on honey tell me so
Tell me so baby

He's acting shy looking for an answer
Come on honey let's spend the night together
Now hold on a minute before we go much further
Give me a dime so I can phone my mother
They catch a cab to his high rise apartment
At last he can tell her exactly what his heart meant

If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
come on honey tell me so
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on sugar let me know

His heart's beating like a drum
'cos at last he's got this girl home
Relax baby now we are alone

They wake at dawn 'cos all the birds are singing
Two total strangers but that ain't what they're thinking
Outside it's cold, misty and it's raining
They got each other neither one's complaining
He say's I sorry but I'm out of milk and coffee
Never mind sugar we can watch the early movie

If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
come on sugar let me know
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on honey tell me so

If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on sugar let me know
If you really, really, really, really need me
just let me know
Just reach out and touch me
If you really want me
just reach out and touch me
come on sugar let me know
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on sugar let me know
If you, if you, if you really need me
just come on and tell me so
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Cariño, cariño

Ella se sienta sola esperando propuestas
Es está muy nervioso evitando todas las preguntas
Los labios de él están secos, el corazón de ella late suavemente
Tu no sabes exactamente lo que ellos están pensando

Si tu quieres mi cuerpo y piensas que soy sexy
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber
Si realmente me necesitas simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, dímelo
Dímelo nena

Él está actuando tímido, buscando una respuesta
Vamos cariño, pasemos la noche juntos
Ahora espera un minuto antes de que nos vayamos muy distantes
Dame unos centavos para que pueda telefonear a mi madre
Ellos toman un taxi que los lleva a su alto departamento
Al fin él puede decirle a ella exactamente lo que su corazón quiere

Si tu quieres mi cuerpo y piensas que soy sexy
Vamos cariño, dímelo
Si realmente me necesitas simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber

El corazón de él está latiendo como un tambor
Porque al fin él tiene a esa chica en su casa
Relájate nena ahora estamos solos

Ellos se despiertan con el alba porque los pájaros están cantando
Son dos totalmente extraños pero no es eso lo que están pensando
Afuera está frío, nublado y está lloviendo
Ellos se tienen el uno al otro, ninguno se está quejando
El dice "Lo siento pero no tengo leche ni café"
No importa cariño, podemos ver una película

Si tu quieres mi cuerpo y piensas que soy sexy
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber
Si realmente me necesitas simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, dímelo

Si realmente me necesitas simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber
Si realmente, realmente, realmente, realmente, me necesitas
Simplemente házmelo saber
Simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Si realmente me quieres
Simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber
Si realmente me necesitas simplemente extiéndete y tócame
Vamos cariño, házmelo saber
Si tu, si tu, si tu realmente me necesitas
Simplemente ven y dímelo