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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rod Stewart
Vocals
David Hood
Bass Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Bass Guitar
Leland Sklar
Bass Guitar
Robert "Bob" Glaub
Bass Guitar
Willie Weeks
Bass Guitar
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
Andy Newmark
Drums
Rick Shlosser
Drums
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Greg Adams
French Horn
Billy Peek
Guitar
David Lindley
Guitar
Fred Tackett
Guitar
Jesse Ed Davis
Guitar
Joseph "Joe" Walsh
Guitar
Steve Cropper
Guitar
Barry Beckett
Keyboards
David Foster
Keyboards
J. Smith
Keyboards
John Jarvis
Keyboards
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
Tenor Saxophone
Plas Johnson
Tenor Saxophone
Barry Danielian
Trumpet
Bill Churchville
Trumpet
Lee Thornburg
Trumpet
Mic Gillette
Trumpet
Mike Cichowicz
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rod Stewart
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
String Arranger
Jimmy Horowitz
String Arranger
Mel Lewis
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Tutko
Recording Engineer
Mike Claydon
Engineer
Arun Chakraverty
Mastering Engineer
Mike Fuller
Mastering Engineer
Tom Dowd
Producer
Dee Robb
Recording Engineer
Keith Blake
Mastering Engineer
Joe Robb
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Hey baby
I gotta leave ya
By the time you read this letter, I'll be outta your life
Gone forever more but I 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?
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
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
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
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 didn't fit in
I came on the dust, I'll leave on the wind
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
So long, baby
Writer(s): Rod Stewart
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