ROD STEWART

2. I Don't Want To Talk About It

3. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
4. Maggie May
5. The First Cut Is The Deepest
6. I Was Only Joking
7. When I Need You
8. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
9. Sailing
10.Reason To Believe
11.Hot Legs
12.Handbags And Gladrags
13.Cut Across Shorty
14.Every Picture Tells A Story
15.People Get Ready
16.Mandolin Wind
17.Stay With Me
18.Forever Young
 I Don't Want To Talk About It
I can tell by your eyes that you've probably been cryin' a mirror.
forever, I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, If I stay here just a little bit longer,
they're a mirror. If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, my
heart?
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer, I don't want to talk about it, how you broke this ol'
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart.
heart?
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stand all alone, will the shadow hide the color of If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, my
my heart; heart?
Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears. My heart, whoa, my heart.
The stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're
 Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Stay away from my window You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Stay away from my back door too Spread your wings and let me come inside
Disconnect the telephone line
Relax baby and draw that blind Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Kick off your shoes and sit right down Cause I love you girl
Loosen off that pretty French gown Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
Let me pour you a good long drink
Ooh baby don't you hesitate cause Don't say a word my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
Tonights the night The secret is about to unfold
It's gonna be alright Upstairs before the night's too old
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
C'mon angel my hearts on fire Cause I love you woman
 Maggie May
Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you All you did was wreck my bed
It's late September and I really should be back at school and in the morning kick me in the head
I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
Oh, Maggie I couldn't have tried any more You made a first-class fool out of me
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without You stole my heart but I love you anyway

All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
But you turned into a lover and I'll get on back home one of these days
 The First Cut Is The Deepest
I would have given you all of my heart The first cut is the deepest
But there's someone who's torn it apart Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
And she's taken just all that I had But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
But if you want I'll try to love again When it come to loving me she's the worst
Baby I'll try to love again but I know
I still want you by my side
The first cut is the deepest Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest But I'm sure gonna give you a try
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed 'cause if you want I'll try to love again
When it come to loving me she's the worst Baby I'll try to love again but I know
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried The first cut is the deepest
And I'm sure going to give you a try Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
And if you want I'll try to love again When it come to being lucky she's cursed
Baby I'll try to love again but I know When it come to loving me she's the worst
 I Was Only Joking
Ever since I was a kid at school I was only joking my dear Now you ask me if I'm sincere
I messed around with all the rules Looking for a way to hide my fear That's the question that I always fear
Apologised then realised What kind of fool was I Verse seven is never clear
I'm not different after all I could never win But I'll tell you what you want to hear
I try to give you all you want
Me and the boys thought we had it sussed Never found a compromise But giving love is not my strongest point
Valentinos all of us Collected lovers like butterflies If that's the case it's pointless going on
My dad said we looked ridiculous Illusions of that grand first prize I'd rather be alone
But boy we broke some hearts are slowly wearing thin 'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong
In and out of jobs, running free Susy baby you were good to me Pouring my heart out in a song
Waging war with society Giving love unselfishly Owning up for prosperity
Dumb blank faces stare back at me But you took it all too seriously For the whole damn world to see
But nothing ever changed I guess it had to end
Quietly now while I turn a page
Promises made in the heat of the night I was only joking my dear Act one is over without costume change
Creeping home before it got too light Looking for a way to hide my fear The principal would like to leave the stage
I wasted all that precious time What kind of fool was I The crowd don't understand
and blamed it on the wine I could never win
 When I Need You
When I need you It's cold out so hold out and do like I do
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you When I need you
it's only a heart beat away
When I need love
When I need love I hold out my hands and I touch love
I hold out my hand and I touch love I never knew there was so much love
I never knew there was so much love keeping me warm night and day
keeping me warm night and day
When I need you
Miles and miles of empty space in between us I close my eyes
A telephone can't take the place of your smile I hold out my hand and I've got you darlin'
But you know I won't be traveling forever It's only a heart beat away
It's cold out but hold out and do like I do Now listen
When I need you darlin'
When I need you I hold you, feel ya
I just close my eyes and I'm with you Give it to me baby
And all that I so want to give you baby
it's only a heart beat away And I miss ya baby
Just close my eyes and I'm with you
It's not easy when the road is your driver And I need you tonight
Honey that's a heavy load that we bear You know it's only a heart beat away
But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime
 Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Someone told me long ago 'Til forever, on it goes
There's a calm before the storm, I know; Through the circle, fast and slow, I know;
It's been comin' for some time. It can't stop, I wonder.
When it's over, so they say,
It'll rain a sunny day, I know; I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
Shinin' down like water. I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain Yeah!
Comin' down on a sunny day?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
Yesterday, and days before, I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know; Comin' down on a sunny day?
Been that way for all my time.
 Sailing
I am sailing Passing high clouds We are sailing, we are sailing
I am sailing To be with you Home again
Home again To be free 'Cross the sea
'Cross the sea We are sailing
I am sailing Can you hear me, can you hear me Stormy waters
Stormy waters Through the dark night, far away To be near you
To be near you I am dying, forever crying To be free
To be free To be with you, who can say
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
I am flying Can you hear me, can you hear me Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
I am flying Through the dark night far away Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Like a bird I am dying, forever crying Oh Lord
'Cross the sky To be with you, who can say
I am flying
 Reason To Believe
If I listened long enough to you If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe Still I look to find a reason to believe

Someone like you makes it hard to live without Someone like you makes it hard to live without
somebody else somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give Someone like you makes it easy to give
never think about myself 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
 Hot Legs
Who's that knocking on my door I'm a working man You're making me a physical wreck
It's gotta be a quarter to four Gonna need a shot of vitamin E I'm talking to you
Is it you again coming 'round for more By the time you're finished with me Hot legs, in your satin shoes
Well you can love me tonight if you want I'm talking to you Hot legs, are you still in school
But in the morning make sure you're Hot legs, you're an alley cat Hot legs, you're making me a fool
gone Hot legs, you scratch my back I love you honey
I'm talkin' to you Hot legs, bring your mother too
Hot legs, wearing me out I love you honey Hot legs, making your mark
Hot legs, you can scream and shout Hot legs, keep my pencil sharp
Hot legs, are you still in school Imagine how my daddy felt Hot legs, keep your hands to yourself
I love you honey in your jet black suspender belt I love you honey
Seventeen years old Hot legs, you're wearing me out
Gotta most persuasive tongue He's touching sixty four Hot legs, you can scream and shout
You promise all kinds of fun Hot legs, you're still in school
But what you don't understand You got legs right up to your neck I love you honey
 Handbags And Gladrags
Ever seen a blind man cross the road You are still a young girl
trying to make the other side and you bought everything in style They told me you missed school today
Ever seen a young girl growing old Listen So what I suggest you just throw them
trying to make herself a bride But once you think you're in you're out all away

'cause you don't mean a single thing the handbags and the gladrags

So what becomes of you my love without that your poor old Granddad had to
the handbags and the gladrags sweat to buy
When they have finally stripped you of
The handbags and the gladrags that your Grandad had to sweat so you
could buy They told me you missed school today
That your Grandad had to sweat so you
could buy So I suggest you just throw them all
Sing a song of six-pence for your sake away
Baby
And take a bottle full of rye the handbags and the gladrags

Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake that your poor old Granddad had to
Once I was a young man
sweat to buy ya
and all I thought I had to do was smile And bake them all in a pie
 Cut Across Shorty
Now a country boy named Shorty Now Dan had been in training There was a smile upon his face
and a city boy named Dan about a week before the race 'Cause old Lucy had fixed the race
had to prove who could run the fastest He made up his mind old Shorty And just like that old story
to wed Miss Lucy's hand would end in second place about the turtle and the hare, you know
You know Dan with his long legs flying that thing

Now Dan had all the money he left Shorty far behind when Danny crossed over the finish line

and he also had the looks Shorty heard him holler out he found Shorty waiting there

But Shorty musta had that something boys Miss Lucy that you'll soon be mine
that can't be found in books "Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across"

"Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across" That's what Miss Lucy said

"Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across" That's what Miss Lucy said "Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across

That's what Miss Lucy said "Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across You know it's you that I wanna wed“

"Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across You know it's you that I wanna wed" It's you that I wanna wed, no no

You know it's you that I wanna wed" And oh Lord it's you I wanna wed
It's you that I wanna wed

Wait a minute But Shorty wasn't worried

 Every Picture Tells A Story
Spent some time feelin' inferior I moved on Oh people I was glad I found her
standing in front of my mirror Oh yeah I was glad I found her
Combed my hair in a thousand ways Down in Rome I wasn't getting enough
but I came out looking just the same of the things that keeps a young man alive I firmly believe that I didn't need anyone but me
My body stunk but I kept my funk I sincerely thought I was so complete
Daddy said, "Son, you better see the world at a time when I was right out of luck Look how wrong you can be
I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave Getting desperate indeed I was
But remember one thing don't lose your head Looking like a tourist attraction The women I've known I wouldn't let tie my shoe
to a woman that'll spend your bread" Oh my dear I better get out of here They wouldn't give you the time of day
So I got out 'for the Vatican don't give no sanction But the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet
I wasn't ready for that, no no God I was glad I found her
Paris was a place you could hide away And if they had the words I could tell to you
if you felt you didn't fit in I moved right out east yeah! to help you on the way down the road
French police wouldn't give me no peace On the Peking ferry I was feeling merry I couldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats
They claimed I was a nasty person sailing on my way back here 'cause it's all been said before
Down along the Left Bank minding my own I fell in love with a slit eyed lady Make the best out of the bad just laugh it off
Was knocked down by a human stampede by the light of an eastern moon You didn't have to come here anyway
Got arrested for inciting a peacful riot Shangai Lil never used the pill So remember, every picture tells a story don't it
when all I wanted was a cup of tea She claimed that it just ain't natural
I was accused She took me up on deck and bit my neck
 People Get Ready
People get ready There's room for all you just get on board !
There's a train a-coming among the loved the most All you need is faith
You don't need no baggage to hear the diesels humming
You just get on board There ain't no room Don't need no ticket
All you need is faith for the hopeless sinner you just thank, you just thank the Lord
To hear the diesels humming Who would hurt all mankind just
Don't need no ticket To save his own Yeah
You just thank the Lord Have pity on those Ooh
whose chances are thinner Yeah
People get ready Cause there's no hiding place Ooh
For the train to Jordan From the Kingdom's Throne
Picking up passengers I'm getting ready
From coast to coast So people get ready I'm getting ready
Faith is the key for the train a-comin' this time I'm ready
Open the doors and board them You don't need no baggage this time I'm ready
 Mandolin Wind
When the rain came I thought you'd leave
'cause I knew how much you loved the sun Oh I never was good with romantic words The coldest winter in almost fourteen years
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me so the next few lines come really hard could never, never change your mind
warm Don't have much but what I've got is yours
through the darkest nights I've ever known except of course my steel guitar And I love ya
If the mandolin wind couldn't change a thing Ha, 'cause I know you don't play Yes indeed and I love ya
then I know I love ya but I'll teach you one day And I love ya
because I love ya Lordy I love ya
Oh the snow fell without a break
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know I recall the night we knelt and prayed
Through the coldest winter in almost Noticing your face was thin and pale
fourteen years
I found it hard to hide my tears
I couldn't believe you kept a smile
I felt ashamed I felt I'd let you down
Now I can rest assured knowing that we've
No mandolin wind couldn't change a thing
seen the worst
Couldn't change a thing no, no
And I know I love ya
 Stay With Me
In the morning I hear your a mean old jezabel Yea I'll pay your cab fare home
Don't say you love me Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards You can even use my best colonge
Cause I'll only kick you out of the door Just don't be here in the morning when I
Stay with me wake up

I know your name is Rita Stay with me

Cause your perfum smelling sweeter For tonight you better stay with me Stay with me

Since when I saw you down on the floor Stay with me

guitar Stay with me Cause tonight you better stay with me

Stay with me Sit down, get up, get down

Won't need to much pursuading For tonight you better stay with me
I don't mean to sound degrading Stay with me

But with a face like that So in the morning Stay with me

You got nothing to laugh about Please don't say you love me Cause tonight your going stay with me

Cause you know I'll only kick you out the Hey, whats your name again

Red lips hair and fingernails door oh no, get down, wooo
 Forever Young
May the good Lord be with you Build a stairway to heaven But whatever road you choose
Down every road you roam with a prince or a vagabond I'm right behind you, win or lose
And may sunshine and happiness Forever Young, Forever Young
surround you when you're far from home And may you never love in vain Forever Young ,Forever Young
And may you grow to be proud and in my heart you will remain Forever Young, Forever Young
Dignified and true Forever Young, Forever Young For, Forever Young, Forever Young
And do unto others Forever Young, Forever Young
As you'd have done to you Forever Young
Be courageous and be brave Forever Young
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young And when you finally fly away
Forever Young, Forever Young I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
May good fortune be with you No one can ever tell
May your guiding light be strong