Released: November 6, 1981
Songwriter: Rod Stewart Bernie Taupin Kevin Savigar
Producer: Jim Cregan Rod Stewart
[Verse 1]
Sonny, I've been missing you tonight
Sonny, something deep inside me has died
I gave up the purest love
A woman could give to a man
Ev'rything I ever had
Has slipped right through my hands
[Chorus]
'Cause she walks like you
She talks like you
She feels like you
But she ain't you
She smiles like you
Cries like you
Denies like you
But she'll never be you
[Verse 2]
Sonny, she don't move me anymore
Sonny, I've never hurt this way before
She's trying hard to replace you
But there's something she'll never know
She can borrow all your style
But she'll never possess your soul
[Chorus]
'Cause she acts like you
Attacks like you
She cracks like you
But she ain't you
She needs like you
Pleads like you
Feels like you
But she'll never be you
[Bridge]
Sonny
Sonny
I'm down on my knees
Sonny won't you come back, come back
Come back to me please?
[Verse 3]
Someday, we'll hide the pain away, and
Sonny, I know that, that we can laugh again
I should have known and had more sense
Sinking to a childish pride
All I got was your looking glass
Without your heart inside
[Chorus]
'Cause she craves like you
Behaves like you
And lays like you
But she ain't you
She plays like you
Prays like you
Does ev'rything like you
But she ain't you
[Outro]
She hides like you
Denies like you
Sighs like you
But she ain't you
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny won't you come back
Come back to me
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny, oh
Oh
Sonny, I've been missing you tonight
Sonny, something deep inside me has died
I gave up the purest love
A woman could give to a man
Ev'rything I ever had
Has slipped right through my hands
[Chorus]
'Cause she walks like you
She talks like you
She feels like you
But she ain't you
She smiles like you
Cries like you
Denies like you
But she'll never be you
[Verse 2]
Sonny, she don't move me anymore
Sonny, I've never hurt this way before
She's trying hard to replace you
But there's something she'll never know
She can borrow all your style
But she'll never possess your soul
[Chorus]
'Cause she acts like you
Attacks like you
She cracks like you
But she ain't you
She needs like you
Pleads like you
Feels like you
But she'll never be you
[Bridge]
Sonny
Sonny
I'm down on my knees
Sonny won't you come back, come back
Come back to me please?
[Verse 3]
Someday, we'll hide the pain away, and
Sonny, I know that, that we can laugh again
I should have known and had more sense
Sinking to a childish pride
All I got was your looking glass
Without your heart inside
[Chorus]
'Cause she craves like you
Behaves like you
And lays like you
But she ain't you
She plays like you
Prays like you
Does ev'rything like you
But she ain't you
[Outro]
She hides like you
Denies like you
Sighs like you
But she ain't you
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny won't you come back
Come back to me
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny, oh
Oh
more tracks from the album
Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- It’s Not the Spotlight
- How Long
- The Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
- The Wild Side of Life
- Stone Cold Sober
- Three Time Loser
- Pretty Flamingo
- Only a Boy
- Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)
- Trade Winds
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll
- Fool for You
- Sonny
- Never Give Up On a Dream
- Alright for an Hour
- Sailing
- Young Turks
- Tear It Up
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Drift Away
- Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
- This Old Heart of Mine
- Still Love You
- Big Bayou
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- The Balltrap
- Just Like a Woman
- Jealous
From the albums
- Tonight I’m Yours (Bonus Track Version) (1981)
- Tonight I’m Yours (1981)
- Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (2005)
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