Released: November 21, 1980
Songwriter: Kevin Savigar Phil Chen Jim Cregan Steve Harley Rod Stewart
Producer: Andy Johns The Rod Stewart Group Rod Stewart
[Verse 1]
How can you say life's getting you down
Get yourself out go along with the crowd
You're all dressed up got nowhere to go
You feel left out cause nobody showed
Listen babe
[Pre-Chorus]
When you think you're the only one
Who can't find love in this world
Tell yourself there's another one
Who's waiting for you, somewhere
[Chorus]
Somebody special is thinking of you
Somebody special is dreaming of you
Somebody special is longing for you
Somebody special, special
[Verse 2]
Magazine dreams are easy stuff
But heaven knows they ain't good enough
Picture yourself from reel to reel
And get your hands on that driving wheel
And you know what
[Pre-Chorus]
When it's hard to satisfy
A simple simple fantasy
Somebody somewhere is on your side
Waiting for you, crying
[Chorus]
Somebody special, is looking for you
Somebody special, is searching for you
Somebody special, is waiting for you
Somebody special, somebody special
[Verse 3]
Maybe your heart's tormenting you
Why should it have any reason to
Wipe off that negativity
Put on some positivity
[Pre-Chorus]
And when you think you're the only one
Who can't find love in this world
Tell yourself there's another one
Who's waiting for you, somewhere
[Chorus]
Somebody special, is dreaming of you
Somebody special, is looking for you
Somebody special, is waiting for you
Somebody special, somebody special
How can you say life's getting you down
Get yourself out go along with the crowd
You're all dressed up got nowhere to go
You feel left out cause nobody showed
Listen babe
[Pre-Chorus]
When you think you're the only one
Who can't find love in this world
Tell yourself there's another one
Who's waiting for you, somewhere
[Chorus]
Somebody special is thinking of you
Somebody special is dreaming of you
Somebody special is longing for you
Somebody special, special
[Verse 2]
Magazine dreams are easy stuff
But heaven knows they ain't good enough
Picture yourself from reel to reel
And get your hands on that driving wheel
And you know what
[Pre-Chorus]
When it's hard to satisfy
A simple simple fantasy
Somebody somewhere is on your side
Waiting for you, crying
[Chorus]
Somebody special, is looking for you
Somebody special, is searching for you
Somebody special, is waiting for you
Somebody special, somebody special
[Verse 3]
Maybe your heart's tormenting you
Why should it have any reason to
Wipe off that negativity
Put on some positivity
[Pre-Chorus]
And when you think you're the only one
Who can't find love in this world
Tell yourself there's another one
Who's waiting for you, somewhere
[Chorus]
Somebody special, is dreaming of you
Somebody special, is looking for you
Somebody special, is waiting for you
Somebody special, somebody special
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
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit