Released: November 21, 1980
Songwriter: Rod Stewart Kevin Savigar Gary Grainger Jim Cregan Phil Chen Carmine Appice
Producer: The Rod Stewart Group Rod Stewart Andy Johns
[Verse 1]
Driving in my car
There's nothing on the air
Play a song that'll ease my pain
DJ's telling me
That this is what'll be
Help me I'm depressed again
[Verse 2]
My best friend disappeared
With the girl I had for years
My life's going down the drain
The skies are crying
Everybody's lying
Oh God, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Verse 3]
The boss is on my back
I know I'm gonna crack
Looks like I'm paranoid again
Can't do nothing right
See only black and white
Oh God, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Bridge]
How can I plan ahead
With this hanging 'round my neck?
Looks like I'm coming down again
Thought about it well
Analyzed myself
Yeah, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Outro]
I'm down
I'm coming down again
I'm down
Looks like I'm coming down again
I'm down, I'm down
Looks like I'm coming down again
I'm down, I'm down
Looks like I'm pissed off again
Yeah!
Driving in my car
There's nothing on the air
Play a song that'll ease my pain
DJ's telling me
That this is what'll be
Help me I'm depressed again
[Verse 2]
My best friend disappeared
With the girl I had for years
My life's going down the drain
The skies are crying
Everybody's lying
Oh God, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Verse 3]
The boss is on my back
I know I'm gonna crack
Looks like I'm paranoid again
Can't do nothing right
See only black and white
Oh God, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Bridge]
How can I plan ahead
With this hanging 'round my neck?
Looks like I'm coming down again
Thought about it well
Analyzed myself
Yeah, I'm depressed again
[Chorus]
Give me wings I'll fly away
Magnificent and free
Far away from the madding crowd
There's gotta be a place for me
[Outro]
I'm down
I'm coming down again
I'm down
Looks like I'm coming down again
I'm down, I'm down
Looks like I'm coming down again
I'm down, I'm down
Looks like I'm pissed off again
Yeah!
more tracks from the album
Foolish Behaviour (Bonus Track Version)
- Gi’ Me Wings
- She Won’t Dance With Me (Live)
- The Wild Side of Life (Live)
- Gi’ Me Wings (Studio Rough)
- Passion (Alternate Version)
- I Just Want to Make Love to You (Live)
- Say It Ain’t True
- Passion
- She Won’t Dance with Me
- Foolish Behaviour
- My Girl
- Better Off Dead
- Somebody Special
- So Soon We Change
- Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right (Live)
From the albums
- Foolish Behaviour (Bonus Track Version) (1980)
- Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- 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