Eddie Rabbitt

Songwriter: Even Stevens Eddie Rabbitt

Producer: David Malloy

I just came in here for a quick one
And you're a lovely lady, there's no denying that
And your invitation sounds inviting
There's only one little thing that's holding me back

I can't get this ring off my finger
And I just couldn't with it looking back at me
'Cause that's true love wrapped around my finger
So I better just drink up and leave

Sure, I think you're a doll, lonely lady
And I'm sure that loving you would be sweet
And thanks for the compliment, no harm done
But this little band's become a part of me

And I can't get this ring off my finger
And I just couldn't with it looking back at me
'Cause that's true love wrapped around my finger
So I better just drink up and leave
Yes, I better just drink up and leave

Edward Thomas Rabbitt was born November 27, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. On his 35th birthday, he married Janine Girardi. They had three children. One daughter, Demelza, and two sons, Timmy & Tommy. Timmy was born with biliary atresia and died in childhood after a failed liver transplant intended to save his life. In March 1997, Eddie learned that he had lung cancer. He passed away on May 7, 1998. Rabbitt received several awards over the years. The Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Male Vocalist in 1977. Music City News Country Songwriter of the Year and BMI’s Robert J. Burton Award for “Suspicions” in 1979. 1980 brought BMI’s Song of the Year for “Suspicions.” In 1996 he pulled in BMI’s Three Million-Air Award and Two Million-Air Awards for “I Love a Rainy Night” and “Kentucky Rain”, respectively. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame the year of his death, 1998. Eddie’s final #1 hit came in 1989 with “On Second Thought”.

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