Sailor Lyrics by Rod Stewart

Sailor

[r. stewart / r. wood]

You ain�t gonna get me honey no way
Tearing down the highway in the pouring rain
Escaping from my wedding day
I heard the bells ringing in the local church
The ceremony�s nearly under way
Telegrams came and the cheap champagne
Was driving everybody out of their brains
But I convinced my best friends I lost my nerve
And I pleaded I was being framed

�sailor show me which way to go�
I screamed out loud
�sailor show me which way to go�

Such a deadly silence
Due to my defiance
The wedding ground to a halt
Said I changed my mind
Ain�t no use in your trying
So her brother punched me in the throat
Her mother got hysterical
The bitch was cynical
Father�s in the corner drunk
Picking myself off the floor
I ran to the door
Damned if I was skippin� on my way

�sailor show me which way to go�
You should have heard the noise
Said �sailor show me which way to go�

So keep clean girlie
Find a man that�s truly
Gonna love you from dusk till dawn
Keep your front door key
Don�t give him up for me
�cause tomorrow I may be gone
You see, your wouldbe keepers
[ ] all night creepin�
Nobody gonna change in there
Who thinks a marriage life should be like a dog�s life
So let�s renew it when the year runs out

Sailor show me which way to go
Sailor show me which way to go

She had a belly full of lust but she had no bust