Where Do You Think You’re Going?

Dire Straits * Track #3 On Communiqué

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Album Communiqué

ALBUM

Dire Straits

1979

Where Do You Think You're Going? by Dire Straits

Release Date

Fri Jun 15 1979

Performed by

Dire Straits

Produced by

Jerry Wexler & Barry Beckett

Writed by

Mark Knopfler

About

This song is the third track of the album Communiqué. It’s about a man talking to someone that we can imagine being his daughter. On the door step she was ready to go out, to party or to see a boy and his father is trying to hold her back, warning her about the dangers of the outside world.

Where Do You Think You’re Going? Lyrics

[Chorus]
Where do you think you're going?
Don't you know it's dark outside?
Where do you think you're going?
Don't you care about my pride?
Where do you think you're going?
I think a-you don't know
You got no way of knowing
'Cause you've got no place you can go

[Verse]
I understand your changes
How long before you reach the door
I know where you think you're going
I know what you came here for
And now I'm sick of joking
You know I like you to be free
A-where do you think you're going?
I think you'd better go with me, girl
You say there is no reason
But you still find cause to doubt me
When you ain't with me, girl
You're going to be without me, yeah

[Chorus]
Where do you think you're going?
Don't you know it's dark outside?
Where do you think you're going?
I wish I didn't care about my pride
And now I'm sick of joking
You know I like you to be free, girl
Where do you think you're going?
I think you'd better go with me, girl

[Outro]
Come on!
Hey!

[Instrumental outro 2:47-3:50]
[Guitar solo]

Where Do You Think You’re Going? Q&A

Who wrote Where Do You Think You’re Going?'s ?

Where Do You Think You’re Going? was written by Mark Knopfler.

Who produced Where Do You Think You’re Going?'s ?

Where Do You Think You’re Going? was produced by Jerry Wexler & Barry Beckett.