Schönes aus unserer Kindheit

Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreamsHe said somehow, some way, it’s gotta get better than thisPatti packed her bags, left a note for her mama, she was just seventeenThere were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbyeThey held each other tight as they drove on through the night, they were so excitedWe got but one shot at life, let’s take it while we’re still not afraidBecause life is so brief and time is a thief when you’re undecidedAnd like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your handsYoung hearts be free tonightTime is on your sideDon’t let ‚em put you down, don’t let ‚em push you aroundDon’t let ‚em ever change your point of viewParadise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful mannerThey took a two room apartment that was jumping every night of the weekHappiness was found in each other’s arms as expected, yeahBilly pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, oohYoung hearts be free tonightTime is on your sideDon’t let ‚em put you down, don’t let ‚em push you aroundDon’t let ‚em ever change your point of viewCome on BillyWooYoung heart, be free tonightTime is on, on your sideBilly wrote a letter back home to Patti’s parents tryin‘ to explainHe said we’re both real sorry that it had to turn out this wayBut there ain’t no point in talking when there’s nobody listening, so we just ran awayPatti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeahYoung hearts be free tonightTime is on your sideYoung hearts be free tonightTime is on your sideYoung hearts be free tonightTime in on your sideYoung hearts gotta run free, be free, live freeTime is on, time is on your sideTime, time, time, time is on your sideIs on your side, is on your sideYoung heart be free tonightTonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeahOoh, ooh, ooh

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The Best of Rod Stewart (englisch für „Das Beste von Rod Stewart“) ist ein Best-of-Album des britischen Rocksängers Rod Stewart. Es erschien am 10. November 1989 über das Label Warner Bros. Records und zählt mit über einer Million verkauften Exemplaren zu den meistverkauften Musikalben in Deutschland. In den Vereinigten Staaten wurde das Album nicht veröffentlicht.

Die auf dem Album enthaltenen Lieder sind größtenteils Singles, die aus zuvor veröffentlichten Studioalben des Sängers ausgekoppelt wurden. So stammen die Songs This Old Heart of Mine, Sailing und I Don’t Want to Talk About It aus Atlantic Crossing (1975). Die Stücke The First Cut Is the Deepest, The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) und Tonight’s the Night wurden dem Album A Night on the Town (1976) entnommen, während Baby Jane und What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You) von Body Wishes (1983) stammen. Die Lieder I Was Only Joking und You’re in My Heart erschienen zuvor auf dem Album Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977), wogegen Maggie May auf Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) veröffentlicht wurde. Jeweils ein Song stammt zudem von den Studioalben Never a Dull Moment (1972) (You Wear It Well), Blondes Have More Fun (1978) (Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?), Tonight I’m Yours (1981) (Young Turks) und Every Beat of My Heart (1986) (Every Beat of My Heart). Des Weiteren ist das zuvor unveröffentlichte Stück Downtown Train enthalten. Den Studioalben An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (1969), Gasoline Alley (1970), Smiler (1974), Foolish Behaviour (1980), Camouflage (1984) und Out of Order (1988) wurden dagegen keine Titel entnommen.Die Lieder You Wear It Well, I Was Only Joking, What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You) und The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) sind nicht auf der Schallplattenversion des Albums enthalten.