Cover art for Who Said I Would by Phil Collins

Who Said I Would

Jan. 25, 19851 viewer

Who Said I Would Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I know she says she wants me
I hear it every day
And I know she knows it keeps me
Well there ain't no other way

[Pre-Chorus]
But she's got a heart
Must be made of stone
Because when I tell her
That she'll miss me when I'm gone, she says

[Chorus]
"Who said I would"

[Verse 2]
She knows it ain't easy
For a simple boy like me
She fills me full of loving
But then she sets me free

[Pre-Chorus]
But she's got a heart
Must be made of stone
Because when I tell her
That she'll miss me when I'm gone, she says
[Chorus]
"Who said I would
Tell me, who said I would
Who said I would (Who said I would)
Who said I would"

[Bridge]
I'm not the only one, but I do fine
I suit her purpose and I'm just her kind
I don't own her and I never could
Don't think I do, don't think I should

[Chorus]
"Tell me, who said I would
Who said I would"

[Saxophone Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
But she's got a heart
Must be made of stone
Because when I tell her
That she'll miss me when I'm gone, she says

[Bridge]
You're not the only one, but you'll do fine
You suit my purpose and you're just my kind
You don't own me and you never could
Don't think you do, don't think you should
[Chorus]
"Who said I would (Who said I would)"

[Verse 3]
Now she knows when she calls me
I'll come running every time
And she knows she gets me hot
But she don't know it's her body, not her mind

[Pre-Chorus]
And she's got a heart
Must be made of stone
Because when I tell her
That she'll miss me when I'm gone, she says

[Chorus]
"Who said I would
Tell me, who said I would
Who said I would
Who said I would
Who said I would
Who said I would
(Who said I would)
(Who said I would)"

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Genius Annotation

“Who Said I Would” was not released as a single on this album. However, a live version was released as a single from the Serious Hits… Live! album in the United States, reaching number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Credits
Horns Section
Saxophone Solo
Assistant Engineer
Engineer
Saxophone
Mini Moog Bass
Keyboards
Simmons Drums
Backing Vocals
Recorded At
Townhouse Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England; Old Croft, Shalford, Surrey, England
Release Date
January 25, 1985
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