It's Only Rock 'n Roll

The Rolling Stones It's Only Rock 'n Roll Lyrics
1.Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Lyricist:Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield

I know you wanna leave me
I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg, plead for sympathy
I don't mind, 'cause it means that much to me

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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

Now I heard a cryin' man is half a man
With no sense of pride
If I have to cry to keep you I don't mind weepin'
If weepin' gonna keep you by my side

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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 sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walkin' away
Let my friends laugh, for this I can stand
'Cause I wanna I keep you, yeah, yeah, I can

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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

I got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
Every 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

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
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

Sweet darlin' don't you go
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
But ain't too proud, but ain't too proud to get down on my
knees, baby
Oh the door, ain't too proud to, ain't too proud to beg
Please don't leave, till I tell you to go
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave, till I tell you to go
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin', yeah
Till I tell you to go


2.Short And Curlies

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Too bad, she's got you by the balls
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

It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
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

It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
She's nailed you to the wall
Oh, it's a shame ah, but it's funny
She crashed your car
She spend your money
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad, she's grabbed a handful
And you can't get away from it all
It's too bad
Oh, and it's painful
And you can't break away from this stall
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad
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
She's got you by the balls
She's got you by the balls
She's got you by the

It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad
So sad, so sad
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad


3.Time Waits For No One

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on by
Yes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly, yes

And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
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
Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste

Time waits for no one, no favors has he
Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me

Men, they build towers to their passing yes, to their fame
everlasting
Here he comes chopping and reaping, hear him laugh at their
cheating

And time waits for no man, and it won't wait for me
Yes, time waits for no one, and it won't wait for thee

Drink in your summer, gather your corn
The dreams of the night time will vanish by dawn

And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
No, no, no, not for me, no, not for me


4.Fingerprint File

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Fingerprint file, you got me down
Keep me runnin', know my way around
Fingerprint file, you got me down
Keep me runnin', know my way around

Know my habits, way ahead of time
Listening to me on your satellite, yeah

Fingerprint file, you got me down
Keep me runnin', know my way around

Keep on lookin', feelin' tagged
Crossin' water, tryin' to wipe my tracks

And there's some little jerk in the FBI
Keepin' papers on me six feet high
It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
Well, it gets me down, it gets me down

Who's the man on the corner
Yeah that corner, that corner over there

Fingerprint file, you got me down
Keep me runnin', know my way around

Keep a look on, on your telephone
Wrong number, baby, they know you ain't home

And there's some little jerk in the FBI
A keepin' papers on me six feet high
It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
It gets me down

Hello, baby
Ah, yeah, you know, we ain't, we ain't talkin' alone
Who's listenin'? I don't really know
But you better tell the SIS to keep out of sight

I know, they're takin' pictures on the ultraviolet light
You now I ain't right, oh yeah, alright
Yeah, I know babe, but these days it's all secrecy and no
privacy
Oh, good night honey, sleep tight


5.Till The Next Goodbye

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Honey, is there any place that you would like to eat?
I know a coffee shop down on 52nd 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

Yeah, a movie house on 42nd Street
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? Can ya?
I can't go on like this, can ya?

You give me a cure all from New Orleans
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 surely let me down
Till the next time, we say goodbye, drink to it
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
Till the next time that we say goodbye
Till the next time, we kiss goodnight
I'll be thinking of you
I'll be thinking of you


6.If You Really Want To Be My Friend

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

If you really want to be my friend
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 know everybody wants to be your man
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 you and me

If you really want to understand a man
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

I know you think that life is a thriller
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', yeah

If you really want to be my man
Get your nails out of my back, stop using me
You know I really, really want to be your friend
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

You know people tell me you are a vulture
Say you're a sore in a cancer culture
Now but you got a little charm around you
I'll be there when they finally hound you
Hound you, hound you, oh yeah

If you really want to be my friend
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 really want to be your friend
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
That love can't thrive on jealousy

I really want to understand you
Maybe try to understand you baby
I really want to be your man
'Cause understanding is something everybody needs
I really want to be your friend
And I love you, love you, yes, I do


7.Dance Little Sister

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richard

On Thursday night she looked a fright
Her pricky hair all curled, oh what a sight
Dance, dance, little sister, dance

On Friday night, she all decked out
Her high heel shoes, her dress so tight
Dance, dance little sister, dance

On Saturday night she bass-a-dee
She stepping high on Frederick's Street
Dance, dance, little sister, dance

I said, '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 make me hot, I wet with sweat
It burn like hell, I've four hours left
Dance, dance little sister, dance

Get next to me, drive me close
Don't mammaguay, I lose control
Dance, dance with fire, dance

I said, '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'

Ah, jump out of Africa
With a step that looks so bold
Ah, when you're kickin' high
It make my blood run cold

I said, 'Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sisters, dance
Dance little sister, dance'
I said, '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'

On Saturday night we don't go home
We bacchanal, ain't no dawn
Dance, little sister, dance

I said, 'Dance, dance little sister
Dance little sister
Dance little sister, dance'
I said, 'Dance, dance little sister
Dance little sister
Dance little sister, dance'


8.It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

If I could stick my pen in my heart
I'd spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya or would slide on by ya?
Would you think this boy is strange? Ain't he strange?

If I could win you, if I could sing you
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 and roll but I like it'
I know it's only rock and roll but I like it, like it, yes I do
Well I like it, ooh, I like it, I like it
I said, 'Can't you see that this old boy's getting lonely?'

If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the 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, would it slide on by?
Would you think the boy's insane? He's insane

I said, 'I know it's only rock and roll but I like it'
I said, 'I know it's only rock and roll but I like it, like it,
yes I do
Well I like it, yeah, well I like it, I like it'
I said, 'Can't you see that this old boy's getting lonely?'

And don't you think that you're the only girl around?
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town, oh yeah

I said, 'I know it's only rock and roll but I like it'
I said, 'I know it's only rock and roll but I like it'
I know it's only rock and roll but I like it, ooh yeah
I know it's only rock and roll but I like it, like it, yes I do
Well I like it, I like it, I like it

I like it, I like it, I like it only rock and roll
But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it only rock and
roll
But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it only rock and
roll
But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it only rock and
roll

But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it only rock and
roll
But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it only rock and
roll
But I like it only rock and roll, but I like it, ooh yeah, I
like it
You gonna like it, well I know that I like it, ooh yeah, gonna
like it


9.If You Can't Rock Me

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

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, 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


10.Luxury

Lyricist:Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

I want a real fine car, fly Miami too
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

You can't call me lazy, on a seven day a week
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

Now listen, I'm a proud man, not a beggar walking on the street
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, working

I think it's such a strange thing, giving me concern
Half the world, it got nothing, the other, they've 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

Working on a Sunday in refinery
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

Oh yeah, oh yeah
Harder harder, harder harder, harder harder, harder harder