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Artist: Rod Stewart
Track: Farewell

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All dressed up on a Friday night
Getting drunk on cheap red wine
Two north London boys just out on the town
Catch a train up to cool Soho
The Marquee and The Flamingo
Pills and chills and girls in heels and Georgie Fame, yeah
Making out we were millionaires
Anything to get the girl upstairs
What was it you said, humour before looks works every time
Skinny ties and mohair suits
White boys can't sing the blues
This was our time, our space, our songs, our generation

And I'll never know again
Someone as genuine
Someone as wonderful as you
And I can't believe you're gone
That's why I wrote this song

Goodbye my old friend
I'll miss you, yes, I will
So long my best pal
I'll miss you, yes, I will
Oh you, yeah you
Were like a brother to me

Take a walk down Wardour street
In the pub where we used to meet
I step inside and I imagine you're there
Dolled up in a hound's-tooth suit
Buttoned down shirt and Chelsea boots
We had a bond that should've lasted a lifetime
But I hope you're looking down
And I hope I made you proud
What I'd give to see you in the crowd tonight, ah yeah
And when we meet again
There will be no end
Just me and you, man

Goodbye my old friend
I'll miss you, yes, I will
Yeah, so long my best pal
I'll miss you, yes, I will
Oh you, yeah you
Were like a brother to me

Intellect and common sense
Means nothing at all if you sit on the fence
Anarchy is for the foolhardy
Why rail against society
Aim high, reach for the sky
How you gonna know unless you try
These are your words, not mine

So long old friend

Goodbye my old friend
I'll miss you, yes, I will
Oh, so long my best pal
I'll miss you, yes, I will
Oh you, yeah you
Were a brother to me
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Rod Stewart – Farewell (2018)
All dressed up on a Friday night / Getting drunk on cheap red wine / Two north London boys just out on the town / Catch a train up to cool Soho / The Marquee and The Flamingo
Rod Stewart – Farewell
[Verse 1] / Fare thee well my brother / Please don't stand in my way / I'm going down to that dirty town / No matter what you say / You fooled me and you ruled me / And you played
Rod Stewart – Farewell (Early Version)
Fare thee well my brother / Please don't stand in my way / I'm going down to that dirty town / No matter what you say / You fooled me and you ruled me / And you played in every
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Rod Stewart – Jealous Guy
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Rod Stewart – So Tired
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Rod Stewart – I Can’t Imagine
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Hey Pal, let me lean on you and talk awhile / Your planes been delayed by the rain / Or something / I wouldn't even fly away / If I had one good reason to stay / But you said / If
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I get this feeling every time I see your face / You never grow old, you never look tired, you never seem outta place / What a life you've led, I guess you've seen it all / Put a
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Crying / Crying never did nobody no good / No how, no how / Thats why I / I don't cry / Thats why I / I don't cry / Laughing / Laughing sometimes does / Somebody some good
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Farewell” by Rod Stewart?
“Farewell” by Rod Stewart was written by Rod Stewart & Martin Quittenton.
Q:When did Rod Stewart release “Farewell”?
Rod Stewart released “Farewell” on October 4, 1974.
Q:When did Rod Stewart release Tonight I’m Yours?
Rod Stewart released Tonight I’m Yours on November 6, 1981.
Q:Who wrote “It's All Over Now (Single Version)” by Rod Stewart?
“It's All Over Now (Single Version)” by Rod Stewart was written by Shirley Womack & Bobby Womack.
Q:When did Rod Stewart release Greatest Hits, Volume 1?
Rod Stewart released Greatest Hits, Volume 1 on October 12, 1979.
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