Released: November 4, 1977

Songwriter: Rod Stewart Gary Grainger

Producer: Tom Dowd

[Verse 1]
Here you stand with tears in your eyes
Crying into my arms
Pleading with me to take you back
Teasing me with your charms
But you got a nerve to come 'round here
After all you've said and done
I thought I had seen everything
Obviously I was wrong
'Cause where were you when the sun went down?
Skies turned dark and gray
Where were you when the north winds blew
Honey, tell me where were you?

[Verse 2]
I heard you were living down in Brazil
With them high-class friends of mine
I can't believe I was so naive
Did I never once cross your mind
You told them all I was down and out
My existence you even denied
Oh what pleasure it gives me now
To know that you're bleeding inside

[Verse 3]
You were my life, you were my breath
You were every move I ever made
But recently my opinion's changed
The joke's on you I'm afraid
'Cause I have a woman so beautiful
For you I could no longer wait
Please go away you may spoil everything
Your love has turned up too late

[Outro]
Go away, go away
Please, please go away
I loved you once
I don't love you now
Please, please go away

Rod Stewart

A legend in the rock-n-roll genre, Roderick “Rod” Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide with a career spanning over 60 years. He has had 6 consecutive number one albums in the UK, and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position, including has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.