The Killing of Georgie(Pt. I and II) (2009 Remaster)-Rod Stewart

[ti:The Killing Of Georgie (Part I] [ar:Rod Stewart] [al:A Night On The Town] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Killing of Georgie(Pt. I and II) (2009 Remaster) - Rod Stewart [00:20.75]In these days of changing ways [00:22.87]So called liberated days [00:25.49]A story comes to mind of a friend of mine [00:30.55]Georgie boy was gay I guess [00:32.98]Nothin' more or nothin' less [00:35.98]The kindest guy I ever knew [00:40.72]His mother's tears fell in vain [00:43.16]The afternoon George tried to explain [00:45.84]That he needed love like all the rest [00:50.89]Pa said "There must be a mistake [00:53.07]How can my son not be straight [00:55.57]After all I've said and done for him" [01:10.47]Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus [01:12.78]Cast out by the ones he loves [01:15.28]A victim of these gay days it seems [01:30.30]Georgie went to New York town [01:32.41]Where he quickly settled down [01:34.91]And soon became the toast of the great white way [01:39.78]Accepted by Manhattan's elite [01:42.16]In all the places that were chic [01:44.65]No party was complete without George [01:49.77]Along the boulevards he'd cruise [01:52.14]And all the old queens blew a fuse [01:54.51]Everybody loved Georgie boy [02:09.80]The last time I saw George alive [02:11.73]Was in the summer of seventy-five [02:14.11]He said he was in love I said I'm pleased [02:19.09]George attended the opening night [02:21.59]Of another Broadway hype [02:23.96]But split before the final curtain fell [02:28.90]Deciding to take a short cut home [02:31.38]Arm in arm they meant no wrong [02:33.82]A gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue [02:48.73]Out of a darkened side street came [02:50.94]A New Jersey gang with just one aim [02:53.36]To roll some innocent passer-by [02:58.34]There ensued a fearful fight [03:00.59]Screams rang out in the night [03:03.09]Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone [03:08.08]A leather kid a switchblade knife [03:10.39]He did not intend to take his life [03:12.82]He just pushed his luck a little too far that night [03:17.50]The sight of blood dispersed the gang [03:20.21]A crowd gathered the police came [03:22.53]An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third [03:37.31]Georgie's life ended there [03:39.81]But I ask "Who really cares " [03:42.25]George once said to me and I quote [03:46.99]He said "Never wait or hesitate [03:49.48]Get in kid before it's too late [03:51.98]You may never get another chance" [03:56.91]"'Cause youth's a mask but it don't last [03:59.36]Live it long and live it fast" [04:01.92]Georgie was a friend of mine [04:52.78]Oh Georgie stay don't go away [05:07.14]Georgie please stay you take our breath away [05:20.30]Oh Georgie stay don't go away [05:36.34]Georgie please stay you take our breath away [05:51.32]Oh Georgie stay don't go away [06:05.62]Georgie Georgie please stay you take our breath away [06:12.49]Oh Georgie stay