Released: June 10, 1983
Songwriter: Robin Lemesurier Kevin Savigar Jim Cregan Rod Stewart
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Verse 1]
The night closes in on another day
As the oldest game's gettin' underway
On the minds of a million people, body wishes
So you climb on the carousel and take a chance
The same old ritual the same old dance
The hardest thing to resist is body wishes
If the fire down below's gettin worse and worse
You're so close to shootin' that you want to burst
Somebody's sponge needs squeezin' body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
[Verse 2]
Away in the distance, a baby cries
But you know somebody's by her side
The night drags on forever body wishes
You can hear the tickin' of a lonely clock
The howlin' wind that just won't stop
Somebody's cherries need pickin' body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem
[Verse 3]
It'll tear you apart like an angry sea
Keep you warm like a summer breeze
It's all we've got in a cold cold world
Is to love someone
Body wishes, body wishes
Somethings happenin' in the air
It feels so close but you don't know where
The poorest people's riches body wishes
And the cheatin' hearts never learn
Someday somewhere gonna be your turn
Don't start what you can't finish body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
That won't solve the problem
Where do I run
Anywhere that'll hide ya
Who'll be the one? Yeah
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
The night closes in on another day
As the oldest game's gettin' underway
On the minds of a million people, body wishes
So you climb on the carousel and take a chance
The same old ritual the same old dance
The hardest thing to resist is body wishes
If the fire down below's gettin worse and worse
You're so close to shootin' that you want to burst
Somebody's sponge needs squeezin' body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
[Verse 2]
Away in the distance, a baby cries
But you know somebody's by her side
The night drags on forever body wishes
You can hear the tickin' of a lonely clock
The howlin' wind that just won't stop
Somebody's cherries need pickin' body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem
[Verse 3]
It'll tear you apart like an angry sea
Keep you warm like a summer breeze
It's all we've got in a cold cold world
Is to love someone
Body wishes, body wishes
Somethings happenin' in the air
It feels so close but you don't know where
The poorest people's riches body wishes
And the cheatin' hearts never learn
Someday somewhere gonna be your turn
Don't start what you can't finish body wishes
[Chorus]
What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya
Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
That won't solve the problem
Where do I run
Anywhere that'll hide ya
Who'll be the one? Yeah
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
Body wishes, body wishes
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Body Wishes (Bonus Track Version) (1983)
- Body Wishes (1983)
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- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
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- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Missing You