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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rod Stewart
Vocals
Gary Grainger
Guitar
Fred Tackett
Acoustic Guitar
Carmine Appice
Drums
Catherine Allison
Piano
Billy Peek
Guitar
Jim Cregan
Guitar
Duane S. Hitchings
Keyboards
Nicky Hopkins
Piano
Chen Philip
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rod Stewart
Songwriter
Gary Grainger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Gertz
Assistant Engineer
George Tutko
Assistant Engineer
Keith Black
Mastering Engineer
Mike Fuller
Mastering Engineer
Andy Johns
Mixing Engineer
Tom Dowd
Producer
Lyrics
Started out like any one of you
Good intentions and a degree
But one hot night, under the neon lights
Killed a boy, just 17
Now, I sit here raining on my maker
Reprieve is all I'm praying for
Lord, I fear the hangman's steps approachin'
Will the priest knock gently on my door?
And I know I've let my daddy down
And I broke my mother's heart
I'd give anything, turn back time again
Just give me one more start, oh
I don't need no trial humiliation
Just tell me that I'm heaven bound
I don't want no two-faced consolation
What use is that to me, six feet underground
I'm going down to the engine shed
Put a gun up to my head
Blow myself into the promised land
We call it, scarred and scared
And if you ever see my son again
Don't let on just how I fared
Tell him, tell him I went down big and strong
I was never, never, never scarred or scared
All the girls that once did gather 'round me
Have moved along to someone else
Sitting here, desperation is my close friend
What I'd give to kiss one of them now
Ooh, yeah, I take you there
I'll take ya there
Writer(s): Rod Stewart, Gary Grainger
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