Sing It Out for Love

Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. Tenth track of the album Catch as Catch Can and B-side to the single of House of Salome.

Versions

There are two versions of ‘Sing It Out for Love’: the album version and the rough mix.

Credits

Flute, saxophone: Gary Barnacle
Lead guitar, backing vocals: Steve Byrd
Bass guitar, backing vocals: Mark Hayward Chaplin
Drums: Trevor Murrell
Keyboards, bass, guitar, Linn programmes, synclavier, backing vocals: Ricky Wilde
Produced by Ricky Wilde
Engineer: Pete Schwier, Will Gosling, Simon Schofield, Keith Fernley


Lyrics

They’ve been out on the road so long
Now they’re working their way through all the dirty towns
Singing their hearts out
To the drunks who haunt the bars
Still the ghosts will keep on calling
Sing it out
Sing it out for love again

Guess she heard through a million tears
“When you sing you should brush the hair out of your eyes”
“Come and sit by me girl
Would you like to share my beer?”
Feel his hand slip down her shoulder
Sing it out
Sing it out for love again

But she’s lonely – thinking of home
Thinking is sad
And knowing she lost the life
She could have had

Watching trucks as they roll on by
And she’ll wave as they disappear around the bend
Shrugging her shoulders
And she’ll head back to the bar
“Cue the band” the boss is shouting
Sing it out
Sing it out for love again

But she’s lonely – thinking of home
Thinking is sad
She’s thinking about the good times
Never had
And wondering why the bad times
Get so bad