Stewart's music career began in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In 1963, he joined The Dimensions as a harmonica player and vocalist. In 1964, Stewart joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars before moving to the Jeff Beck Group in 1967. Joining Faces in 1969, he also maintained a solo career releasing his debut album that year. Stewart's early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music, and R&B. His third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, was his breakthrough, topping the charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, as did its ballad "Maggie May". His 1972 follow-up album, Never a Dull Moment, also reached number one in the UK and Australia, while going top three in the US and Canada. Its single, "You Wear It Well", topped the chart in the UK and was a moderate hit elsewhere.
After Stewart had a handful more UK top ten hits, the Faces broke up in 1975. Stewart's next few hit singles were ballads with "Sailing", off the 1975 UK and Australian number-one album, Atlantic Crossing, becoming a hit in the UK and the Netherlands (number one), Germany (number four) and other countries, but barely charting in North America. A Night on the Town (1976), his fifth straight chart-topper in the UK, began a three-album run of going number one or top three in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia with each release. That album's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" spent almost two months at number one in the US and Canada, and made the top five in other countries. Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) contained the hit "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" as well as the rocker "Hot Legs". Blondes Have More Fun (1978) and its disco-tinged "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" both went to number one in Canada, Australia and the US, with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" also hitting number one in the UK and the top ten in other countries. Stewart's albums regularly hit the upper rungs of the charts in the Netherlands throughout the 70s and in Sweden from 1975 onward.
After a disco and new wave period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stewart's music turned to a soft rock/middle-of-the-road style, with most of his albums reaching the top ten in the UK, Germany and Sweden, but faring less well in the US. The single "Rhythm of My Heart" was a top five hit in the UK, US and other countries, with its source album, 1991's Vagabond Heart, becoming, at number ten in the US and number two in the UK, his highest-charting album in a decade. In 1993, he collaborated with Bryan Adams and Sting on the power ballad "All for Love", which went to number one in many countries. In the early 2000s, he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook.
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists". A Grammy and Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and he was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Faces.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart
Studio albums
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969)
Gasoline Alley (1970)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Never a Dull Moment (1972)
Smiler (1974)
Atlantic Crossing (1975)
A Night on the Town (1976)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Tonight I'm Yours (1981)
Body Wishes (1983)
Camouflage (1984)
Every Beat of My Heart (1986)
Out of Order (1988)
Vagabond Heart (1991)
A Spanner in the Works (1995)
When We Were the New Boys (1998)
Human (2001)
It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002)
As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)
Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004)
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005)
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006)
Soulbook (2009)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Lost Album (2010)
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010)
Merry Christmas, Baby (2012)
Time (2013)
Another Country (2015)
Blood Red Roses (2018)
The Tears of Hercules (2021)
Run Back in Your Arms
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Ooh, ooh
(Ooh, ooh)
No matter how long it takes, baby
It would never be a day too long
All the mistakes I made and the games that I played
Didn't know I was needing you so bad
But I never thought that I would feel so lonely
And I never thought that I would feel so sad
I wanna run back into your arms tonight
I want you back here where you belong
I wanna take back all of those lies I told
I was wrong, so wrong and now you're gone
Oh, yeah now you're gone
Just give me another chance, baby
To show you how much I really care
All that I put you through, I never knew
Didn't know I was making you so sad
Baby, now that you have given me a reason
And the time has come for me to understand
I wanna run back into your arms tonight
I want you back here where you belong
I wanna take back all of those lies I told
I was wrong, so wrong and now you're gone
Now you're gone ooh, ooh
But you never miss the water till the well runs dry
But ya left me cold and lonely and I know the reason why
I wanna run back into your arms tonight
I want you back here where you belong
I wanna take back all of those lies I told
I was wrong, so wrong and now you're gone
Now you're gone and now you're gone
All alone, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
I miss you, baby I wanna run back to your arms
Sometime yeah, hey, babe and now you're gone
Now you're gone and now you're gone
The song "Run Back in Your Arms" by Rod Stewart speaks to the regrets of a man who lost his lover due to his own mistakes and the pain he is now feeling as a result. The lyrics depict the singer's remorse and deep desire to be reunited with his love after realizing how much he needs her. He expresses that although he never thought he would feel so alone and sad, he now recognizes that he was wrong to push her away, and he wants her back and will do whatever it takes to make it happen. He wants to take back all the lies he told and show her how much he cares. He pleads for another chance to make things right, expressing how much he misses her and how much he needs to be back in her arms.
The chorus, "I wanna run back into your arms tonight, I want you back here where you belong, I wanna take back all of those lies I told, I was wrong, so wrong and now you're gone," emphasizes the singer's desire to make things right and shows his deep regret for what he has done. The singer acknowledges that he took his lover for granted, and he only realizes how much she means to him now that she is no longer there.
In conclusion, the song "Run Back in Your Arms" by Rod Stewart is a tender and emotional lamentation of a man who regrets the mistakes he made and wants to make things right with the woman he loves. It is a song that speaks to the human experience of loss and the desire to have a second chance at fixing what was broken.
Line by Line Meaning
No matter how long it takes, baby
I am willing to wait forever for you.
It would never be a day too long
No amount of time is too long for me to wait for you.
All the mistakes I made and the games that I played
I made a lot of mistakes and played games with you.
Didn't know I was needing you so bad
I didn't realize how much I needed you until you were gone.
But I never thought that I would feel so lonely
I never realized how lonely life without you would be.
And I never thought that I would feel so sad
I never realized how sad life without you would be.
I wanna run back into your arms tonight
I want to be back with you tonight.
I want you back here where you belong
I want you back where you truly belong, with me.
I wanna take back all of those lies I told
I regret all the lies I told you and want to take them back.
I was wrong, so wrong and now you're gone
I was wrong and now you're gone because of my mistakes.
Just give me another chance, baby
Please give me another chance to make things right.
To show you how much I really care
I want to prove to you how much I really care about you.
All that I put you through, I never knew
I didn't realize how much I put you through.
Didn't know I was making you so sad
I didn't realize how much I was making you sad.
Baby, now that you have given me a reason
Now that you gave me a reason to change, I am ready to change.
And the time has come for me to understand
I now understand what I did wrong and want to make it right.
But you never miss the water till the well runs dry
I never realized how much I needed you until I lost you.
But ya left me cold and lonely and I know the reason why
You left me because I made you feel cold and lonely, and I understand why.
All alone, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I feel all alone without you.
I miss you, baby I wanna run back to your arms
I miss you, baby, and I want to be back in your arms.
Sometime yeah, hey, babe and now you're gone
You're gone now, but I hope someday we can be together again.
Now you're gone and now you're gone
Now you're really gone and I regret everything.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: RAWLING, BRIAN / REID, JOHN ROBINSON / STACK, GRAHAM JOHN
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