Crédits
INTERPRÉTATION
Rod Stewart
Chant
David Hood
Guitare basse
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Guitare basse
Leland Sklar
Guitare basse
Robert "Bob" Glaub
Guitare basse
Willie Weeks
Guitare basse
Al Jackson Jr.
Batterie
Andy Newmark
Batterie
Rick Shlosser
Batterie
Roger Hawkins
Batterie
Greg Adams
Cor d’harmonie
Billy Peek
Guitare
David Lindley
Guitare
Fred Tackett
Guitare
Jesse Ed Davis
Guitare
Joseph "Joe" Walsh
Guitare
Steve Cropper
Guitare
Barry Beckett
Claviers
David Foster
Claviers
J. Smith
Claviers
John Barlow Jarvis
Claviers
Joe Lala
Percussion
Tommy Vig
Percussion
David Mann
Saxophone
Emilio Castillo
Saxophone
John Scarpulla
Saxophone
Lenny Pickett
Saxophone
Richard Elliot
Saxophone
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka
Saxophone
Steve Grove
Saxophone
Jerry Jumonville
Saxophone ténor
Plas Johnson
Saxophone ténor
Barry Danielian
Trompette
Bill Churchville
Trompette
Lee Thornburg
Trompette
Mic Gillette
Trompette
Mike Cichowicz
Trompette
COMPOSITION ET PAROLES
Rod Stewart
Paroles/Composition
Arif Mardin
Arrangement des instruments à cordes
Jimmy Horowitz
Arrangement des instruments à cordes
Mel Lewis
Arrangement des instruments à cordes
PRODUCTION ET INGÉNIERIE
George Tutko
Ingénierie de prise de son
Mike Claydon
Ingénierie
Arun Chakraverty
Ingénierie de mastérisation
Mike Fuller
Ingénierie de mastérisation
Tom Dowd
Production
Dee Robb
Ingénierie de prise de son
Keith Blake
Ingénierie de mastérisation
Joe Robb
Ingénierie de prise de son
Paroles
[Verse 1]
Hey baby
I gotta leave ya
[Verse 2]
By the time you read this letter, I'll be outta your life
Gone forever more but guess I'll survive
I'm gonna leave my records and a forwarding address
Ain't you glad, honey, that I'm off of your chest?
[Verse 3]
You said you wanted Paris, Rome and St. Tropez
Perfume by Chanel and a ring by Cartier
But I gave you headaches with my old fashioned ways
But that's all irrelevant to what I'm tryin' to say
[Verse 4]
I'm a fool for you, baby
Pride won't let me stay
I'm a fool for you, honey
And I'll come back any day
I guess I'll always love you all my life
Hey baby
[Verse 5]
You can keep your Streisands, Bardots and Lorens
You're my everything but now you're my end
It may be over but just before I go
I can make a new start but I can't mend a broken heart
[Verse 6]
So when I read about you in all the national press
On the arm of so and so, I may get depressed
'Cause I tried to love you but I didn't fit in
I came on the dust, I'll leave on the wind
[Verse 7]
I'm a fool for you, baby
My pride won't let me stay
I'm a fool for you, honey
I'll come back any day
I'm a fool for you, baby
I don't care what your friends say
I'm a fool for you, honey
And that's the way I'll stay
I guess I'll always love you all my life
[Verse 8]
So long, baby
Written by: Rod Stewart

