Pete Townshend - Save It For Later Lyrics

I just love this man...

This song needs more instruments present

What I love about Pete is the bitter bite in all of his phrasing....channeled and suppressed rage coming out in spittles of truth. And it works..otherwise you have Bread,America and the Cowsills. Or Kiki Dee.

How brilliant is this?!!!

An indescribably beautiful cover of an already marvelous song. Pure magic.

Since day one i did hear this hitsong by The Beat, i though it was a song penned by Pete Townshend. Its the same situation when George Harrison gave "It Dont Come Easy" to Ringo Starr. Thanks to Youtube one can hear the original George Harrison recording.

What album is this really from? I bought Deep End Live, and the version on that is not as good as this one! Desperately searching for this version!!!!

Great recording, thank you.

Betterman / Pearl Jam

Netflix love

Who could possibly dislike this cover? It's one of the best.

This sounds more like a Pete Townshend song than most Pete Townshend songs.

I'd be honored if some P.T. fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of SLITSKIRTS and A LITTLE IS ENOUGH on my YT channel in tribute to the master of lyricism & composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and keep on rocking.

He took the song and truly made it his own.. 💓

'Save it for later' ? 'it' being kiddyporn I presume.

I love this song, whether it's performed by The Beat or Pete! I've heard a few of Pete's versions of "Save It For Later" but, never this one! What format is this a bonus track on? I've owned both a cassette and CD of White City but neither had this as a bonus track.

One of the rare occasions I like a cover as much as the original. This is brilliant. #RIPRoger

One of the many reasons to learn the acoustic guitar. Have a Great day everyone!

This song goes out from my heart to the few people who've bitterly betrayed and wronged me, and to my own physical body, which has slowly broken down over time beyond repair.
Townshend will live on forever . . .

Sooner or later you get found out.. save it for later.. why not you just hold me and kiss me now..

In my mind, ..anyway, Pete owns this song.

wow, I never knew he covered this. Great job

RIP Ranking Roger

Something making me feel some Velvet Underground within this , apart from the DADAAD tuning , that piano. Was Cale involed ?

why is this not on spotify

Townsend said he had to call Roger Charlery to get the right tuning for his guitar. Anyone else think White City was an awesome album (and video)?

Two dozen other dirty lovers
Must be a sucker for it
Cry cry but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it
Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
Black air and seven seas are rotten through
But what can you do?
I don't know how I'm meant to act with all of you lot
Sometimes you don't try
Just now now now now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now now now now
Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
You runaway, runaway and let me down
Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it
Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
You run away run away
Runaway runaway runaway, runaway, and let me down

Stumbled across this... accompaniment is greatness... LOVE the thundering piano. I do miss the Beat's horns.

This is a stupidly great cover of a great song by a legendary musician. I do love the Beats version. It just has so much going for it, plus the nostalgia factor. But Pete Townshend could cover Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and it would be epic.

The Kids Aren't Alright.

Well done Pete!!
RIP RANKING ROGER 😢
You’ll always live in our hearts and minds Rudeboy! ✊

Pete showing he can take any song and make it even better (although NOTHIN wrong with English Beat's, it's an 80s classic and why Pete covered it, he knows a good song)

Excellent as always. Even more so maybe.

....u know the time, when a voice u grew up on and recognize as a close trusted companion sings one of ur favorite songs from another well worn travel companion

I agree - one of the greatest covers EVER!

The meaning of this song is pretty clear in this version. Pete covered this for a reason.

Heard a couple of anecdotes about Pete Townshend talking about songs he loves, only just discovered this cover, in my opinion one of the best songs ever written. He also said that ‘SOS’ by ABBA is a perfect pop song, I couldn’t agree more. Man has taste

my head is just shaking up and odwn back and forth increadible

I love Pete. One of my favourite rockers. I love this song to. He did it so well. The chills are so chill. Thank you Pete Townsend who ever you are 😂

Awesome song!

The show love brought me here

Fantastic cover! Holy crap.

Pete didn't write this song but you can tell how heartfelt this is, he makes it his own.

I love Pete Townshend's voice.

Love this cover

Yes! It is great! Always thought so! Which CD (or vinyl) is the original version of Pete's cover (of Save It For Later) on?

Remake/Remodel...shared to the Netshows Radio "Program 122" Playlist on youtube

IMHO this version is better for a slow dance or a lazy evening and the English Beat’s version is for partying like no there’s no tomorrow.

a powerful song

Totally sounds like a Townshend tune. Awesome.

Years ago Pete had another vid with this song. It was terrific. It's gone. It was faster, happier. But this version kicks ass.
Not as much as the beats original.
Gotta stay true to my roots.

THE ENGLISH BEAT.

LOVE , I LOVE THIS SONG

This is great.

love this pete a great cover to a band you admire very much

Great behind the scenes interview on how Townsend tuned his guitar for this song :)
https://youtu.be/cTHbUstBHp8

RIP Mr. Roger Charlery aka Ranking Roger*

Incredible rendition of a beautiful song. This is the sign of an original classic. It can be translated in ways never intended - and still ring out in its own way.

I love this!

Two dozen other dirty lovers
Must be a sucker for it
Cry cry but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it

Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down

Black air and seven seas are rotten through
But what can you do?
I don't know how I'm meant to act with all of you lot
Sometimes you don't try
Just now now now now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now now now now

Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
You runaway, runaway and let me down

Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it

Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
You run away run away
Runaway runaway runaway, runaway, and let me down

@Seeing itself good catch my friend. Enjoy the lyrics. :)

I...I didn't know this existed.
My whole life has been a lie.

The Beat's best least known song covered beautifully by PT

I want to download this version of his cover but I’m having trouble finding it.

The bass is epic on this. I wonder if it's just a piano or something more.

It's definitely awesomeness .....

Entwhistle mate he's Brilliant

Absolutely awful. The Townshend treatment; variations on the theme of Baba O'reilly. Give it up, you old perv.

go fuck yourself, you pervy old goat douche bag. you know nothing about Pete Townshend or music

Is this on any release?

so so so good man
timeless
=)

Love you, Brittany!

What album can I find this cover on?

Damn why they don’t have this clean version on Apple Music

im here because of my dad Chris love ya

Sounds llike the who from baba oriley

So beautiful. Crying my eyes out

Just fucking love it!

Loveeeeeeeeee!!!!

Hard for anyone to reach as deeply as Pete does with the whole moving song which needs only one part played wrong to make the whole song fail. Credit to Dave and The Beat but this is one cover I find better than the original.

Rock on

To the incels among you: why obsess over your chin, when the eyes are the portals of the soul? In other words, Is Pete a Chad? OK, Roger's the cute one. But, as a woman, wouldn't you rather have someone you liked, rather than someone who liked you?

Here because of Like Father!

Townsend's guitar on this version is superb.

I wonder if anyone. noticed they stole a line from Lou reed

Pete townsend is the the who.

Where can u purchase this version of the song? Help.

I heard this song on a movie soundtrack a month ago and thought it was Pete-looked it up and listened to this cover. Wow is all I can say-love his vocals! Only played it 20 times and intend many more- thanks Pete for this wonderful rendition ❤️

This song just has something on me I can stop when I start listening

Such a simple 3 chord song song.

But the devil is in the details...

Jamie Pearson

I really like the Special's version. But man, this one is really great. Can't touch Pete's gravitas.

Specials? Are you sure you don't mean the guys who wrote this song, The Beat?

Love brought me here first, Spider-Man: Homecoming sent me back

Beautiful, but overwhelmingly sad for me at this moment. Still, it's going straight to my favorites list.

. . . He looks like Hans Gruber on the album cover.

Great cover.
Kudos Pete, kudos.

where can I actually find and download this song?

I'm here because it's Pete Townsend singing an awesome cover of one of the best songs of English Beat - a British ska band. Guess I'm still stuck in the 80's.

Pete Townsend, Peter File.

Where is this version from? There’s the version from Deep End. Where is this particular version available?

AMAZING I love the sone even more now!!!!!!

Great rendition of this song..