REO Speedwagon

Released: January 1, 1977

Songwriter: Alan Gratzer Terry Luttrell Gregg Philbin Neal Doughty Gary Richrath

Producer: Gary Richrath John Henning John Stronach

I've played your game
And I've played it well
I'll be another fool
To hang upon your wall
I laid my heart out
Like an open book
It's a simple thing and don't take much
To crack it open and bleed

Lay me down
Lay me down when you're through with me
Lay me down
Let me bleed when you're through with me
Don't let me think you're wrong
Just let me fall down
I'll pick myself up again
It's the kindest thing you can do for me
So, woman, won't you lay me down

I lied to myself
Tried to believe in you
But it's hard to rely on the ghost of someone you hardly even knew
You bring things out
Just to bring me down
Then you twist them about and shove 'em in my face
Til my eyes can't see any good
Yeah!

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group’s best-selling album, with over ten million copies sold.

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