Rod Stewart

[fox69]

"Embraceable You"

"Embraceable You"


Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you

Just one look at you
My heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the Gypsy in me

I love all the many charms about you
Above all, I want my arms about you

Don't be a naughty baby
Come to mama, come to mama do
My sweet embraceable you

I love all the many charms about you
Above all, I want my arms about you

Don't be a naughty baby
Come to mama, come to mama do
My sweet embraceable you

 

[fox69]

"Every Beat Of My Heart"

"Every Beat Of My Heart"


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

 

[fox69]

"Every Picture Tells A Story"

"Every Picture Tells A Story"


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

 

[fox69]

"Everything I Own"
(originally by Bread)

"Everything I Own"
(originally by Bread)



You sheltered me from harm
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you

I would give anything I own
Give up me life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again

You taught me how to love
What its of, what its of
You never said too much
But still you showed the way
And I knew from watching you
Nobody else could ever know
The part of me that can't let go

I would give anything I own
Give up me life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again

Is there someone you know
You're loving them so
But taking them all for granted
You may lose them one day
Someone takes them away
And they don't hear the words you long to say

I would give anything I own
Give up me life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again

 

[fox69]

"Everytime We Say Goodbye"
(feat. Dave Koz)

"Everytime We Say Goodbye"
(feat. Dave Koz)



Everytime we say goodbye
I die a little
Everytime we say goodbye
I wonder why a little
Why the gods above me
Who must be in the know
Think so little of me
They allow you to go

When you're near
There's such an air
Of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere
Begin to sing about it
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye

There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye

 

[fox69]

"Farewell"

"Farewell"


Fare thee well my brother
please don't stand in my way
I'm going down to that dirty town
no matter what you say
You fooled me and you ruled me
and you played in every part
I gotta go, it's no use me stayin' home

Goodbye my sister
please don't let me see you cry
Gonna be a star some day
no matter what they say
And when you hear the crowds
all callin' and shouting out my name
until then, my little friend, I'll be unsatisfied

So long sweet Melinda
don't forget that you're my girl
Gonna dress you fine
and if you give me time
make you proud like I said I would
And if the Champs Elysee's no fallacy
If I find the world looks like it should
Candy cars, movie stars, street bars
then I could stay a while

Well I love you
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
and I'll miss you all
even tho' you're tryin' to hold me back

Farewell all my family
don't you know I mean you so well
Please appreciate I must make a break
just to see what I can do
The stage is set so understand
I can't hide in the wings no more
I've got to go now it's no use me staying home

All I can say is I love you
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
And I think I'm always gonna miss you
And I love you always
I think I'm always gonna miss ya
even tho' you're tryin' to hold me back

And I love you and I miss you
If you don't get no mail you know I'm in jail
But I love you and I miss you

 

[fox69]

"Father And Son"
(originally by Cat Stevens)

"Father And Son"
(originally by Cat Stevens)



[Father:]
It's not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

[Son:]
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

[Father:]
It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

[Son:]
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

 

[fox69]

"Finest Woman"

"Finest Woman"


[Chorus:]
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
Shine a light on this love of mine
The finest woman that I’ve ever known

[Verse:]
My days were lonely and my nights were long
My life was empty and my dreams were long gone
I was hanging with the brothers in crime
My only lover was the red, red wine
I was just about to call a cab to take me home
Standing right there, talking on the phone about

[Chorus x2:]
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
Shine a light on this love of mine
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
Alright

[Verse:]
She does not drink, she does not smoke
I rock her world even though I’m stoned
Alright
She got the beauty, she got the brains
She bring me crackers on a long silver tray
Six foot one with a golden heart
Calculated ready with them thighs

[Chorus x3:]
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
The finest woman that I’ve ever known
Shine a light on this love of mine
The finest woman that I’ve ever known

 

[fox69]

"First I Look At The Purse"

"First I Look At The Purse"


Some fellows look at the eyes
Some fellows look at the nose
Some fellows look at the size
Some fellows look at the clothes

I don't care if her eyes are red
I don't care if her nose is long
I don't care if she's underfed
I don't care if her clothes are wrong

First I look at the purse

Some fellows like the smiles they wear
Some fellows like the legs that talk
Some fellows like the style of their hair
They want the waist line to be small

But I don't care if their legs all vein
I don't care if their teeth are big
I don't care if she wears a ring
Why waste time looking at the waist line

'Cause first I look at the purse, yeah

A woman can be as fine as can be
Kisses sweeter than honey
That don't mean a thing to me
If you ain't got no money, baby

'Cause if the purse is fat, that's where it's at, yeah

Some fellows like the way they walk
The way they swing and sway
Some fellows like the way they talk
If they can talk, talk all day

I don't care if she waddles like a duck
Or talks with a lips
I still think I'm in good luck
If the dollar bills are crisp, come on

'Cause first I look at the purse, yeah, yeah

Keep an eye on the money
Womans got to have some fine greenbacks, hah
I ain't greedy, guys
Oh, I don't wanna work no more

 

[fox69]

"Fly Me To The Moon"

"Fly Me To The Moon"


Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me.

Fill my heart with song and let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for, all I worship and adore.

In other words, please, be true
In other words, I love you.

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me.

Fill my life with song and let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for, all I worship and adore.

In other words, please, please, be true
In other words, I love you.