I was only joking - Rod Stewart
[00:40.89] Ever since I was a kid in school
[00:45.64] I messed around with all the rules
[00:50.39] Apologized, then realized
[00:54.14] I'm not different after all
[00:58.89] Me and the boys thought we had is sussed
[01:03.89] Valentino's all of us
[01:08.14] My dad said we looked ridiculous
[01:12.39] But, boy, we broke some hearts
[01:17.39] In and out of jobs, running free
[01:21.89] Waging war with society
[01:26.14] Dumb, blank faces stared back at me
[01:30.14] But nothing ever changed
[01:34.89] Promises made in the heat of night
[01:39.64] Creepin' home before it got too light
[01:44.14] I wasted all that precious time
[01:48.14] And blamed it on the wine
[01:51.64] I was only joking, my dear
[01:56.14] Looking for a way to hide my fear
[02:00.64] What kind of fool was I?
[02:05.64] I could never win
[02:13.64] Never found a compromise
[02:18.14] Collected lovers like butterflies
[02:22.64] Illusions of that grand first prize
[02:26.39] Are slowly wearin' thin
[02:31.39] Susie, baby, you were good to me
[02:36.14] Giving love unselfishly
[02:40.64] But you took it all too seriously
[02:45.14] I guess it had to end
[02:48.64] I was only joking, my dear
[02:52.89] Looking for a way to hide my fear
[02:57.39] What kind of fool was I?
[03:02.39] I could never win
[04:44.14] Now you ask me if I'm sincere
[04:48.89] That's the question that I always fear
[04:53.39] Verse seven is never clear
[04:57.39] But I'll tell you what you want to hear
[05:02.39] I try to give you all you want
[05:06.89] But giving love is not my strongest point
[05:11.64] If that's the case, it's pointless going on
[05:15.89] I'd rather be alone
[05:20.64] 'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong
[05:25.14] Pouring my heart out in a song
[05:29.64] Owning up for prosperity
[05:33.89] For the whole damn world to see
[05:39.14] Quietly now while I turn a page
[05:44.14] Act one is over without costume change
[05:49.14] The principal would like to leave the stage
[05:54.39] The crowd don't understand
