Genius Meanings
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Rod Stewart – Baby Jane
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[Verse 1] / Baby Jane, don't leave me hanging on the line / I knew you when you had no one to talk to / Now you're moving in high society / Don't forget I know secrets about you
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Irene Cara – Flashdance... What a Feeling
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“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is the title song to the 1983 film Flashdance. It is Irene Cara’s only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top that spring. It also
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Rod Stewart – I Ain’t Superstitious
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Ain't superstitious / Black cat crossed my trail / I ain't superstitious / But a black cat crossed my trail / Bad luck ain't got me so far / And I won't let it stop me now / The
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Rod Stewart – Maggie May
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“Maggie May” is an embellished retelling of a tryst Rod Stewart had with an older woman in 1961. Rod Stewart recalls the circumstances that inspired the song:
In July 1961, a few
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Rod Stewart – Love Touch
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Ooh, baby I don't know why / But somehow I always seem to get / Tangled up in my pride / Ooh, oh, baby we're not that blind / Deep down inside you know / This love's worth one more
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Rod Stewart – Move Me
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[Verse 1] / It's obvious darlin' / You've become allergic to me / Are my trousers too wide? / Do I drink and get mean? / Is my demeanor that embarrassing? / Are my jokes obsolete
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Rod Stewart – Young Turks
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Young Turks is the second single from Rod Stewart’s 1981 album Tonight I’m Yours.
The title Young Turks is never heard in the song and the chorus centers on the words: Young
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Rod Stewart – Your Song
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It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside / I'm not one of those, who can easily hide / I don't have much money, but boy if I did / I'd buy a big house where we could both live
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Rod Stewart – Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
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Good morning little schoolgirl / Good morning little schoolgirl / Can I come home with / Can I come home with you / Tell your mama and your papa / I once was a schoolboy too
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Rod Stewart – Body Wishes
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[Verse 1] / The night closes in on another day / As the oldest game's gettin' underway / On the minds of a million people, body wishes / So you climb on the carousel and take a
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Rod Stewart (Ft. Faces) – Stay with Me
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Woo! / Get it / In the mornin' don't say you love me / 'Cause I'll only kick you out of the door / I know your name is Rita / 'Cause your perfume's smelling sweeter / Since when I
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Rod Stewart – Sweet Lady Mary
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Sweet Lady Mary has to rest her poor head / Wakes in the morning with her breakfast in bed / I tried to help her but I did not know how / I tried to love her but it's all over now
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Rod Stewart – Dancin' Alone
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[Verse 1] / On a boulevard in Paris / I met a good old friend of mine / "Come on over to my place / Bring yourself and a bottle of wine" / So I put on my leathers / And I tried to
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Rod Stewart – What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You)
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[Verse 1] / Can I tell you what you mean to me? / You're as central as the air I breathe / Almost impossible to believe that you're mine / You're like weekends all year long
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Rod Stewart – Downtown Train
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[Verse 1] / Outside another yellow moon / Has punched a hole in the night time mist / I climb through the window and down to the street / I'm shining like a new dime / The downtown
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Rod Stewart – Get Back
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Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner / But he knew it wouldn't last / Jo Jo left his home in Tucson Arizona / For some California grass / Get back! Get back! / Get back to
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Rod Stewart – What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You) [Alternate Mix]
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[Verse 1] / Can I tell you what you mean to me? / You're as central as the air I breathe / Almost impossible to believe that you're mine / You're like weekends all year long
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Rod Stewart – Satisfied
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[Verse 1] / It's a common misconception / About a man's role in this world / A provider and survivor and / A winner who must never fail / But oh how he needs a woman / To reassure
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Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well
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Stewart is reaching out to an old lover whom he still has fond feelings for. He describes all the good times they had, and the bad ones too. He realizes that the woman from his
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Rod Stewart – You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
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[Verse 1] / I didn't know what day it was / When you walked into the room / I said hello unnoticed / You said goodbye too soon / Breezing through the clientele / Spinning yarns
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Rod Stewart – That’s What Friends Are For
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This song was originally written for Stewart to sing on the soundtrack of Ron Howard’s 1982 film Night Shift. While this original version passed without much notice at the time
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Rod Stewart – I Don't Want to Talk About It
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This is a cover of Crazy Horse’s “I Don’t Want to Talk About It”. Out of all of the versions of the song (including the original), this is probably the most popular.
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Rod Stewart – People Get Ready
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[Chorus] / People get ready / There's a train a-coming / You don't need no ticket / You just get on board / All you need is faith / To hear the diesels humming / Don't need no
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Rod Stewart – Had Me a Real Good Time
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Carry on, yea / Thought I was lookin' good / So I cycled 'cross the neighborhood / Was invited by a skinny girl / Into her high class world / Left my bicycle under the stairs
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Rod Stewart – Reason to Believe (Unplugged Version)
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If I listened long enough to you / I'd find a way to believe that it's all true / Knowing that you lied / Straight-faced while I cried / Still I look to find a reason to believe
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Rod Stewart – Two Shades of Blue
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Pack your bags and your radio / You don't live here anymore / Take your time as you walk out that door / I don't cry us any long / It don't matter what you wear / It's all over now
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Rod Stewart – Sweet Surrender
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[Verse 1] / You come to me with open arms / Trying to rectify my charms / You say tonight I'm to be your lover / And by the morning light, I'm to discover / Everything that you've
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