Lyrics to
Farewell

This version of Farewell was released by Rod Stewart in 1974.

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Fare thee well my brother
please don’t stand in my way
I’m going down to that dirty town
no matter what you say
You fooled me and you ruled me
and you played in every part
I gotta go, it’s no use me stayin’ home

Goodbye my sister
please don’t let me see you cry
Gonna be a star some day
no matter what they say
And when you hear the crowds
all callin’ and shouting out my name
until then, my little friend, I’ll be unsatisfied

So long sweet Melinda
don’t forget that you’re my girl
Gonna dress you fine
and if you give me time
make you proud like I said I would
And if the Champs Elysee’s no fallacy
If I find the world looks like it should
Candy cars, movie stars, street bars
then I could stay a while

Well I love you
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
and I’ll miss you all
even tho’ you’re tryin’ to hold me back

Farewell all my family
don’t you know I mean you so well
Please appreciate I must make a break
just to see what I can do
The stage is set so understand
I can’t hide in the wings no more
I’ve got to go now it’s no use me staying home

All I can say is I love you
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
And I think I’m always gonna miss you
And I love you always
I think I’m always gonna miss ya
even tho’ you’re tryin’ to hold me back

And I love you and I miss you
If you don’t get no mail you know I’m in jail
But I love you and I miss you

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Rod Stewart has released many songs over the years besides Farewell. Rod Stewart released songs from 1969 to 2005 spanning across albums like An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells A Story, Never A Dull Moment, Smiler, Atlantic Crossing, A Night On The Town, Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Blondes Have More Fun, Foolish Behavior, Tonight I'm Yours, Body Wishes, Camouflage, Every Beat Of My Heart, Out Of Order, Vagabond Heart, Lead Vocalist, Unplugged... And Seated, A Spanner In The Works, If We Fall In Love Tonight, When We Were The New Boys, Human, It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook, Stardust...The Great American Songbook: Volume III, and Thanks For The Memory... The Great American Songbook: Volume IV. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Rod Stewart.

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About Lyrics and Farewell by Rod Stewart

The lyrics to Farewell are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Rod Stewart used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Farewell have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Rod Stewart and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Farewell by Rod Stewart. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Farewell" means the words set to the music of Farewell, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rod Stewart. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Farewell and the lyrics to Farewell are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rod Stewart who came here looking just for the lyrics to Farewell, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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