Released: November 21, 1980
Songwriter: Arlie Carter Wayne Walker
Producer: Rod Stewart
[Intro]
Take me back to the wild side, honey
'Cause that's where I belong
[Verse 1]
You wouldn't read my letters if I wrote them, yes, yes
You ask me not to call you on the telephone, woo
But there's something I've been waiting for to tell ya, yeah
I wrote it in the words of this song
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life
[Verse 2]
The glamour of the gay nightlife has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flow
You wait to be somebody else's baby, yeah
Forget the truest love that you'll ever know, tell me, honey
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
The glamour of the gay nightlife has lured you, yeah
To the places where the wine and liquor flow, you know why, baby
You wait to be somebody else's baby
And forget the truest love you'll ever know
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life, that's right, baby
Take me back to the wild side, honey
'Cause that's where I belong
[Verse 1]
You wouldn't read my letters if I wrote them, yes, yes
You ask me not to call you on the telephone, woo
But there's something I've been waiting for to tell ya, yeah
I wrote it in the words of this song
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life
[Verse 2]
The glamour of the gay nightlife has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flow
You wait to be somebody else's baby, yeah
Forget the truest love that you'll ever know, tell me, honey
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
The glamour of the gay nightlife has lured you, yeah
To the places where the wine and liquor flow, you know why, baby
You wait to be somebody else's baby
And forget the truest love you'll ever know
[Chorus]
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went on back to the wild side of life, that's right, baby
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 album
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