If You Can't Rock Me -
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) -
Till the Next Goodbye
Time Waits for No One -
Luxury -
Dance Little Sister
If You Really Want to Be My Friend -
Short and Curlies -
Fingerprint File
The band's on stage and it's one of those nights, oh yeah
The drummer thinks that he is dynamite, oh yeah
You lovely ladies in your leather and lace
A thousand lips I would love to taste
I've got one heart and it hurts like hell
If you can't rock me somebody will
If you can't rock me somebody will
Now who's that black girl in the bright blue hair, oh yeah
Now don't you know that it's rude to stare, oh yeah
I'm not so green but I'm feelin' so fresh
I simply like to put her to the test
She's so alive and she's dressed to kill, but
If you can't rock me somebody will
If you can't rock me somebody will
If you can't rock me somebody will
If you can't rock me somebody will
Now I ain't lookin' for no pretty face, oh no
Or for some hooker workin' roughish trade
And there ain't nothing like a perfect mate
And I ain't lookin' for no wedding cake
But I been talkin' 'bout it much too long
I think I better sing just one more song
I've got one heart and it hurts like hell
I'm simply dying for some thrills and spills
Oh yeah
If you can't rock me
If you can't rock me, somebody will
Somebody will, somebody will
If you can't rock me
Well, well, well, well
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I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Well I heard a quiet man is half a man, with no sense of pride
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
I got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
If I could stick my pen in my heart
If I could win ya, if I could sing ya
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
If I could stick a knife in my heart
If I could dig down deep in my heart
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
And do ya think that you're the only girl around?
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
Honey, is there any place that you would like to eat?
Yeah, a movie house on Forty-Second Street
I can't go on like this, can ya? Can ya?
You give me a cure all from New Orleans
Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on by
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman's face
Time waits for no one, no favours has he
Men, they build towers to their passing yes, to their fame everlasting
And time waits for no man, and it won't wait for me
Drink in your summer, gather your corn
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
No no no, not for me...
I want a real fine car, fly Miami too
And you can't call me lazy on a seven day a week
Now listen, I'm a proud man, not a beggar walking on the street
I think it's such a strange thing, giving me concern
Working on a Sunday in refinery
On Thursday night she looked a fright
On Friday night she's all decked out
On Saturday night she bass-a-dee
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
It make me hot, I wet with sweat
Get next to me, drive me close
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
Jump out of Africa with a step that looks so bold
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
On Saturday night we don't go home
If you really want to be my friend
I know ev'rybody wants to be your man
If you really want to understand a man
I know you think that life is a thriller
If you really want to be my man
You know I really, really want to be your friend
You know, people tell me you are a vulture
If you really want to be my friend
I really want to be your friend
I really want to understand you
Too bad she's got you by the balls
It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
It's too bad, she's grabbed a handful
It's too bad
It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
It's too bad, it's too bad
Fingerprint file, you get me down
Feeling followed
And there's some little jerk in the FBI
You better watch out
And there's some little jerk in the FBI
Who's the man on the corner; that corner over there
Keep on the look out
And there's some little jerk in the FBI
Hello, baby, mm-hmm
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
(Holland/Whitfield)
If I have to beg, plead for sympathy
I don't mind, 'cause it means that much to me
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
If I have to cry to keep ya I don't mind weepin'
If weepin' gonna keep ya by my side
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Just to keep you from walkin' away
Let my friends laugh, for this I can stand
'Cause I wanna I keep ya, yeah, yeah, I can
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ev'ry day it grows more and more
I'm not ashamed to come and plead with you, baby
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out the door
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, don't you go
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It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
And spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange?
A love song so divine
Would it be enough for your cheating heart
If I broke down and cried? If I cried?
I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it
I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
Suicide right on stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain? Ease your brain?
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would ya think the boy's insane? He's insane
I said I know it's only rock'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it
I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it. I like it...
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Till the Next Goodbye
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
I know a coffee shop down on Fifty-Second Street
And I don't need no fancy food and I don't need no fancy wine
And I sure don't need the tears you cry
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time we say goodbye
I'll be thinking of you
I'll be thinking of you
Ain't a very likely place for you and I to meet
Watching the snow swirl around your hair and around your feet
And I'm thinking to myself she surely looks a treat
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time that we kiss goodnight
I'll be thinking of you
I'll be thinking of you
I can't go on like this, can ya?
Now that's a recipe I sure do need
Some cider vinegar and some elderberry wine
May cure all your ills, but it can't cure mine
Your Lou'siana recipes have let me down
Your Lou'siana recipes have surely let me down
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time that we kiss goodnight
Till the next time we say goodbye
Till the next time we say goodbye
I'll be thinking of you
I'll be thinking of you
Till the next time that we say good bye
Til the next time that we kiss goodnight
...
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Time Waits for No One
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
Yes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste
Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me
Here he comes chopping and reaping, hear him laugh at their cheating
Yes, time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
The dreams of the night time will vanish by dawn
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
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Luxury
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
All the rum, I want to drink it, all the whiskey too
My woman need a new dress, my daughter got to go to school
I'm working so hard, I'm working for the company
I'm working so hard to keep you in the luxury
Make a million for the Texans, twenty dollar me
Yes, I want a gold ring, riding in a limousine
I'm working so hard, I'm working for the company
I'm working so hard to keep you in the luxury
I'm working so hard, to keep you from the poverty
I'm working so hard to keep you in the luxury, oh yeah
I'm working so hard, I'm working so hard
Harder, harder, working, working, working
Half the world it got nothing the other half got money to burn
My woman need a new dress, my daughter got to go to school
I'm working so hard, I'm working for the company, oh, yeah
I'm working so hard, oh, yeah
Make a million for the Texans, twenty dollar me
All the rum, I want to drink it, I got responsibility
I'm working so hard to keep you from the poverty, oh, yeah
I'm working so hard, I'm working for the company, oh, yeah
I'm working so hard, oh, yeah
Harder, harder, working, working...
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Dance Little Sister
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
Her pricki hair all curled, oh Lord, what a sight
Dance, dance, little sister, dance
Her high heel shoes, her dress so tight
Dance, dance little sister, dance
She stepping high on Frederick's Street
Dance, dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
It burn like hell, I've four hours left
Dance, dance, little sister, dance
Don't mammaguay, I lose control
Dance, dance with fire, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Ah, when you kickin' high it make my blood run cold
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
I said dance, dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
Dance, little sister, dance
We bacchanal, there ain't no dawn
Dance, little sister, dance
I said dance, dance, little sister
Dance little sister
Dance little sister, dance...
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If You Really Want to Be My Friend
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
Let me live it up like I used to do
If you really want to understand me
There's some giving up we got to do
I don't want to tie you up, go ahead, you're free
And I never want to scar you with my brand
We could live it up, just a you and me
Let him off the lead sometimes, set him free
If you really, really want to be my friend
Give me the look of love, not jealousy
You play the vamp, I play the killer
Now baby, what's the use of fighting?
By the last reel we'll be cryin' cryin', cryin
Get your nails out of my back
Stop using me
But just a little faith is all we need
I don't want no dog eat dog world for you and me
Get your nails out, stop bleeding me
Say you're a sore in a cancer culture
Ay, but you got a little charm around you
I'll be there when they finally hound you
Hound you, hound you
And I really want to understand you baby
If you really want to be my friend
If you really want to understand me
I really want to be your man
I want to try to give you a helping hand
I want to push you when you're up
And pull you when you're down
If you really want you to understand me
I'll tell you something, that love can't thrive on jealousy
I really want to be your man
'Cause understanding is something ev'rybody needs
I really want to be your friend
And I love you, love you, yes, I do
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Short and Curlies
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
You can't get free at all
She's got your name
She's got your number
You're screamin'
Like thunder
And you can't get away from it all
You can't break loose at all
She's got your name
She's got your number
You're screamin' like thunder
And you're trapped like a rat in a hole
She's nailed you to the wall
Oh, it's a shame
A but it's funny
She crashed your car
She spend your money
And you can't get away from it all
And you can't get away from it all
It's too bad, oo, and it's painful
And you can't break away from this stall
And you can't get away from it all
She's got you by the balls
She's got your name
She's got your number
You're screamin' blue murder
And you can't get away from it all
It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
She's got you by the...
It's too bad, it's too bad
So sad, so sad
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Fingerprint File
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
You keep me running
Know my way around. Yes, you do, child
Fingerprint file, you bring me down
Keep me running
You keep me on the ground
Know my moves
Way ahead of time
Listening to me
On your satellite
Feeling tagged
Crossing water
Trying to wipe my tracks
A keepin' papers on me six feet high
It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
On your telephone
Wrong number
They know you ain't home
A keepin' papers on me six feet high
It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
I don't know. Well, you better lay low. Watch out
Electric eyes
Rats on the sell out
Who gonna testify
You know my habits
Way a head of time
Listening to me
On your satellite
A keepin' papers on me six feet high
It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
It gets me down
Ah, yeah, you know we ain't, we ain't talkin' alone
Who's listening? But I don't really know
But you better tell the SIS to keep out of sight
'Cause I know they takin' pictures on the ultraviolet light
Yes, uh huh, yeah, but these days it's all secrecy; no privacy
Shoot first, that' s right... you know
Bye bye. Who's listening?
Right now somebody is listening to you
Keeping their eyes peeled on you
Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay
All right. Good night, sleep tight
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