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SailorRod Stewart

Released: October 4, 1974

Songwriter: Ronnie Wood Rod Stewart

Producer: Rod Stewart

[Intro]
You ain't gonna get me, honey, no way

[Verse 1]
Tearing down the highway in the pouring rain
Escaping from my wedding day
I heard the bells ringing in the local church
The ceremony's nearly under way
Telegrams came and the cheap champagne
Was driving everybody out of their brains
But I convinced my best friends I lost my nerve
And I pleaded I was being framed

[Chorus]
"Sailor show me which way to go"
I screamed out loud
"Sailor show me which way to go," ow

[Verse 2]
Such a deadly silence
Due to my defiance
The wedding ground to a halt
Said I changed my mind
Ain't no use in your trying
So her brother punched me in the throat
Her mother got hysterical
The bitch was cynical
Father's in the corner drunk
Picking myself off the floor
I ran to the door
Damned if I was skippin' on my way, haha

[Chorus]
"Sailor show me which way to go"
You should have heard the noise
Said "Sailor show me which way to go," woo

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
So keep clean, girlie
Find a man that's truly
Gonna love you from dusk 'til dawn, woo
Keep your front door key
Don't give him up for me
'Cause tomorrow I may be gone
You see, your would be keepers
Tossin', all night creepin'
Ain't nobody gonna change in there
Who thinks a marriage life should be like a dog's life
So let's renew it when the year runs out, that's right

[Chorus]
Sailor show me which way to go, haha, yeah
Sailor show me which way to go, woo

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
She had a belly full of lust but she had no bust

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.

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