i was only joking

[ti:I was only joking] [ar:Rod Stewart] [00:06.66]Album:Storyteller-Complete Anthology [00:09.35]Title:I WAS ONLY JOKING [00:12.04](R. Stewart / G. Grainger) [00:41.48]Ever since I was a kid at school [00:45.97]I messed around with all the rules [00:50.26]Apologised then realised [00:53.95]I’m not different after all [00:59.94]Me and the boys thought we had it sussed [01:03.63]Valentinos all of us [01:08.42]My dad said we looked ridiculous [01:11.90]But boy we broke some hearts [01:17.89]In and out of jobs, running free [01:21.99]Waging war with society [01:25.78]Dumb blank faces stare back at me [01:29.67]But nothing ever changed [01:35.46]Promises made in the heat of the night [01:38.85]Creeping home before it got too light [01:43.24]I wasted all that precious time [01:47.73]and blamed it on the wine [01:52.10]I was only joking my dear [01:56.71]Looking for a way to hide my fear [02:01.20]What kind of fool was I [02:05.38]I could never win [02:14.00]Never found a compromise [02:18.86]Collected lovers like butterflies [02:22.65]Illusions of that grand first prize [02:27.15]are slowly wearing thin [02:31.53]Susy baby you were good to me [02:35.43]Giving love unselfishly [02:40.61]But you took it all too seriously [02:45.10]I guess it had to end [02:48.80]I was only joking my dear [02:53.29]Looking for a way to hide my fear [02:57.97]What kind of fool was I [03:02.36]I could never win [03:09.33] [04:44.51]Now you ask me if I’m sincere [04:49.21]That’s the question that I always fear [04:53.80]Verse seven is never clear [04:57.29]But I’ll tell you what you want to hear [05:02.88]I try to give you all you want [05:06.47]But giving love is not my strongest point [05:11.57]If that’s the case it’s pointless going on [05:15.46]I’d rather be alone [05:20.84]’Cause what I’m doing must be wrong [05:25.44]Pouring my heart out in a song [05:29.93]Owning up for prosperity [05:34.12]For the whole damn world to see [05:38.71]Quietly now while I turn a page [05:42.60]Act one is over without costume change [05:49.27]The principal would like to leave the stage [05:55.46]The crowd don’t understand