Released: June 12, 1970
Songwriter: Rod Stewart
Producer: Lou Reizner Rod Stewart
[Verse 1]
North winds have made my face a little older
And my back is bent through trying too hard
My vest is torn so I make no perfect picture
To place upon your white-washed wall
I'd like to stay but you have not asked me
Still I don't really expect you to
Dusty boots would shame you now Lady Day
Are we really that far apart
I wish the world could see you now Lady Day
Laughing down at your oldest friend
The one who shared just about all he had
In a one-sided love affair
I get scared when I remember too much
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la
[Verse 2]
Wasted time I suppose you could say that, heh
Strange it don't seem that way to me
But wait a minute
I don't even think you're listening
Just let me tell you how I really feel
I've seen the inside of your heart Lady Day
When you want to be shown the way
I loved you then as I love ya now, girl
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la, ooh
North winds have made my face a little older
And my back is bent through trying too hard
My vest is torn so I make no perfect picture
To place upon your white-washed wall
I'd like to stay but you have not asked me
Still I don't really expect you to
Dusty boots would shame you now Lady Day
Are we really that far apart
I wish the world could see you now Lady Day
Laughing down at your oldest friend
The one who shared just about all he had
In a one-sided love affair
I get scared when I remember too much
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la
[Verse 2]
Wasted time I suppose you could say that, heh
Strange it don't seem that way to me
But wait a minute
I don't even think you're listening
Just let me tell you how I really feel
I've seen the inside of your heart Lady Day
When you want to be shown the way
I loved you then as I love ya now, girl
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la, ooh
more tracks from the album
Two in One 1969-1970
- You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want to Discuss It)
- My Way of Giving
- Gasoline Alley
- Cut Across Shorty
- It’s All Over Now
- Only a Hobo
- Dirty Old Town
- I Wouldn’t Ever Change a Thing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Lady Day
- Blind Prayer
- What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down
- Country Comfort
- Cindy’s Lament
- Jo’s Lament
- Street Fighting Man
From the albums
- Gasoline Alley (1970)
- Two in One 1969-1970 (2002)
- Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart (2018)
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
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Missing You