Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields Sold in the market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver knows he's doin' all right Hear him whip the women just around midnight
Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should
Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop House boy knows that he's doin' all right You should have heard him just around midnight
Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should
Brown Sugar, how come you dance so good Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should
I bet your mama was a tent show queen And all her girlfriends were sweet sixteen I'm no school boy but I know what I like You should have heard them just around midnight
Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo!! How come you, how come you dance so good Yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo!! Just like a, just like a black girl should Yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo!!
Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy 'Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy But what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band 'Cause in sleepy London town There's just no place for a street fighting man No
Hey! Think the time is right for a palace revolution But where I live the game to play is compromise solution Well, then what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band 'Cause in sleepy London town There's no place for a street fighting man No
Hey! Said my name is called disturbance I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants Well, what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band 'Cause in sleepy London town There's no place for a street fighting man No
I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometime you find You get what you need
We went down to the demonstration To get your fair share of abuse Singing,
If you start me up If you start me up I'll never stop If you start me up If you start me up I'll never stop I've been running hot You got me ticking gonna blow my top If you start me up If you start me up I'll never stop You make a grown man cry Spread out the oil, the gasoline I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine Start it up If you start it up Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got I can't compete with the riders in the other heats If you rough it up If you like it you can slide it up, slide it up Don't make a grown man cry My eyes dilate, my lips go green My hands are greasy She's a mean, mean machine Start it up If start me up Give it all you got You got to never, never, never stop Never, never Slide it up You make a grown man cry Ride like the wind at double speed I'll take you places that you've never, never seen Start it up Love the day when we will never stop, never stop Never stop, never stop Tough me up Never stop, never stop, never stop You, you, you make a grown man cry You, you make a dead man cum You, you make a dead man cum
If I could stick my pen in my heart 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?
If I could win ya, if I could sing ya A love song so divine Would it be enough for your cheating heart If I broke down and cried? If I cried?
I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll but I like it 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 cant you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
If I could stick a knife in my heart Suicide right on stage Would it be enough for your teenage lust Would it help to ease the pain? Ease your brain?
If I could dig down deep in my heart 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 its 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 I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
And do ya think that you're the only girl around? 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 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...
Angie, angie, when will those clouds all disappear? Angie, angie, where will it lead us from here? With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats You cant say were satisfied But angie, angie, you cant say we never tried Angie, youre beautiful, but aint it time we said good-bye? Angie, I still love you, remember all those nights we cried? All the dreams we held so close seemed to all go up in smoke Let me whisper in your ear: Angie, angie, where will it lead us from here? Oh, angie, dont you weep, all your kisses still taste sweet I hate that sadness in your eyes But angie, angie, aint it time we said good-bye? With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats You cant say were satisfied But angie, I still love you, baby Evrywhere I look I see your eyes There aint a woman that comes close to you Come on baby, dry your eyes But angie, angie, aint it good to be alive? Angie, angie, they cant say we never tried
I met a gin soaked barroom queen in Memphis She tried to take me upstairs for a ride She had to heave me right across her shoulder Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
It's the Honky Tonk Women Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
Strollin' on the boulevards of Paris As naked as the day that I will die The sailors they're so charming there in Paris But they just don't seem to sail you off my mind
It's the Honky Tonk women Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
It's the Honky Tonk women, yeah Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
It's the Honky Tonk women, yeah Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Ooh, see the fire is sweepin, our very streets today Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today Gimme, gimme shelter, or I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, it's just a thaught away, it's just a shot away I said, love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah
I can't get no satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no I can't get no When I'm drivin' in my car and the man come on the radio He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information Suposed to fire my imagination I can't get no Oh no no no Hey hey hey That's what I say I can't get no satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no I can't get no When I'm watchin' my TV and a man comes on and tell me How white my shirts can be But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke The same cigarettes as me I can't get no Oh no no no Hey hey hey That's what I say I can't get no satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no I can't get no When I'm ridin' round the world and I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that And I'm tryin' to make some girl who tells me Baby better come back maybe next week 'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak I can't get no Oh no no no Hey hey hey That's what I say I can't get no I can't get no I can't get no satisfaction no satisfaction no satisfaction no satisfaction
Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors Have I got neighbors? Have I got neighbors? All day and all night Neighbors Have I got neighbors? Ringing my doorbells All day and all night Ladies, have I got crazies? Screaming young babies No piece and no quiet I got T.V.'s, saxophone playing Groaning and straining With the trouble and strife Is it any wonder Is it any wonder Is it any wonder That we fuss and fight Neighbors, due unto strangers Do unto neighbors What you do to yourself, yourself, yourself Is it any wonder Is it any wonder Is it any wonder That we fuss and fight Neighbors do unto strangers Do onto neighbors what you do to yourself Yourself, yourself, yourself Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors Do yourself a favour Don't you mess with my baby When I'm working all night You know that neighbors Steal off my table Steal off my table And doing alright, alright, alright Neighbors do unto strangers Do unto strangers What you do to yourself
I hear you talking when I'm on the street, Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak. What's the matter with the boy? He don't come around no more, Is he checking out for sure? Is he gonna close the door on me?
I'm always hearing voices on the street, I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak. I was making love last night To a dancer friend of mine. I can't seem to stay in step, 'Cause she come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed. Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed. Heading for the overload, Splattered on the dirty road, Kick me like you've kicked before, I can't even feel the pain no more.
But I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, (only get them off) I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping. (only get them off)
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene. Its all mesmerized all that inside me. The sunshine bores the daylights out of me. Chasing shadows moonlight mystery. Headed for the overload, Splattered on the dirty road, Kick me like you've kicked before, I can't even feel the pain no more.
But I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off), I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
Yeah, you got satin shoes Yeah, you got plastic boots Y'all got cocaine eyes Yeah, you got speed-freak jive Can't you hear me knockin' on your window Can't you hear me knockin' on your door Can't you hear me knockin' down your dirty street, yeah Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger Can't you hear me knockin', ahh, are you safe asleep? Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, down the gas light street, now Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, throw me down the keys Alright now Hear me ringing big bell tolls Hear me singing soft and low I've been begging on my knees I've been kickin', help me please Hear me prowlin' I'm gonna take you down Hear me growlin' Yeah, I've got flatted feet now, now, now, now Hear me howlin' And all, all around your street now Hear me knockin' And all, all around your town
If I was the sun way up there I'd go with my love everywhere I'll be the moon when the sun go down To let you know I'm still around That's how strong my love is, baby That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is
I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears You can go swimming when you're here I'll be the rainbow when the sun is gone Wrap you in my colors and keep you warm That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is
I'll be the ocean so deep and wide I'll dry the tears when you cry I'll be the breeze when the storm is gone To dry your eyes and keep you warm That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is Baby that's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is, baby That's how strong my love is, yeah
That's how strong my love is So deep and so wide my love is Yes it is so strong can't get over it Is so wide you can't get around me That's how strong my love is Yeah it so strong, so strong, so strong Yeah yeah yeah, that's how strong my love is, is so strong I wanna tell you can't say how strong it is
That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is, yeah
I'll never be your beast of burden My back is broad but it's a hurting All I want is for you to make love to me I'll never be your beast of burden I've walked for miles my feet are hurting All I want is for you to make love to me
Am I hard enough Am I rough enough Am I rich enough I'm not too blind to see
I'll never be your beast of burden So let's go home and draw the curtains Music on the radio Come on baby make sweet love to me
Am I hard enough Am I rough enough Am I rich enough I'm not too blind to see
Oh little sister Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, girl You're a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl Pretty, pretty Such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl Come on baby please, please, please
I'll tell ya You can put me out On the street Put me out With no shoes on my feet But, put me out, put me out Put me out of misery
Yeah, all your sickness I can suck it up Throw it all at me I can shrug it off There's one thing baby That I don't understand You keep on telling me I ain't your kind of man
Ain't I rough enough, ooh baby Ain't I tough enough Ain't I rich enough, in love enough Ooh! Ooh! Please
I'll never be your beast of burden I'll never be your beast of burden Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
I don't need no beast of burden I need no fussing I need no nursing Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
Yeah, mama and papa told me I was crazy to stay I was gay in New York A fag in L.A. So I saved my money And I took a plane Wherever I go they treat me the same
When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down
I'm going down fifty-third street And they're spitting in my face I'm learning the ropes Yeah I'm learning a trade The east river truckers Are churning with trash I make so much money That I'm spending so fast
When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the shit hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can When the whip comes down
Yeah, some called me garbage When I was sleeping on the street I never roll And I never cheat I'm filling a need I'm plugging a hole My mama's so glad I ain't on the dole
When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down (Yeah, go ahead check it out)
Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down When the whip comes down (I'll be running this town, I'll tell you) When the shit hits the fan I'll be sittin on the can
Rock me baby, rock me all night long Rock me baby, honey, rock me all night long I want you to rock me baby, Like my back ain't got no bones
Roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel I want you to roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel Want you to roll me baby, You don't know how it makes me feel
Rock me baby, honey, rock me slow Yeah, rock me pretty baby, baby rock me slow Want you to rock me baby, Till I want no more
Sometime I wonder why you do these things to me Sometime I worry girl that you ain't in love with me Sometime I stay out late, yeah I'm having fun Yes, I guess you know by now you ain't the only one Baby, sweet things that you promised me babe Seemed to go up in smoke Yeah, vanish like a dream I wonder why you do these things to me
Cause I'm worried I just can't seem to find my way, baby
Ooh, the nights I spent just waiting on the sun Just like your burned out cigarette You threw away my love Why did you do that baby I wonder why, why you do these things to me
I'm worried Lord, I'll find out anyway Sure going to find myself a girl someday Till then I'm worried Yeah, I just can't seem to find my way
Yeah, I'm a hard working man When did I ever do you wrong? Yeah, I get all my money baby Bring it, bring it all home Yeah, I'm telling the truth
Sweet things, sweet things that you promised me Well I'm worried, I just can't seem to find my way, baby
I'm worried about you I'm worried about you Tell you something now Worried 'bout you, child Worried 'bout you, woman
Yeah, I'm worried Lord, I'll find out anyway Sure as Hell I'm going to find that girl someday Till then I'm worried Lord, I just can't seem to find my way
I'm so glad to be here tonight and I'm so glad to be home. And I believe I've got a message for every woman and every man here tonight that ever needed somebody to love. Someone to stay with them all the time, when they're up and when they're down. You know, sometimes you get what you want, and then you go and lose what you have. And I believe every woman and every man here tonight listen to my song and it save the whole world. Listen to me.
Everybody wants somebody Everybody wants somebody to love Someone to love Someone to kiss Sometime to miss, now Someone to squeeze Someone to please And I need you you you I need you you you I need you you you I need you you you
Oh, sometimes I feel like I feel a little sad inside My baby mistreats me And I kinda get a little little mad I need you you you To see me through, babe When the sun go down Ain't nobody else around That's when I need you baby That's when I say I love you That's when I say I love you Let me hear you say yeah Let me hear you say yeah Let me hear you say yeah Let me hear you say yeah
I need you you you you Somebody to see me through, baby I need you you you I need you you you I need you you you
When the sun goes down Ain't nobody else around That's when I'm all by myself That's when I need your lovin' darlin' That's when I need you so bad You're the one I really need bad (???)
I need you To see me through baby In the morning time too When the sun goes down Ain't nobody else around I need your lovin' so bad
Everybody needs somebody to love I'm not afraid to be by myself but I just need to be somebody to love All the time All the time All the time All the time All the time, babe I said all the time, babe I said all the time, babe I need you I need your lovin' so bad Let me hear you say yeah Let me hear you say yeah Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah Let me hear you say yeah Uh, huh, huh, huh Uh huh, huh huh huh Yeah, I need you baby so bad bad bad, bad bad, bad bad bad bad
I need you I need you you you I need your lovin' babe I need your lovin' darlin' Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody ( and ad lib)