Aerosmith

Released: April 20, 1993

Songwriter: Tommy Shaw Jack Blades Joe Perry Steven Tyler

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn

Sitting at a stop sign
Looking for a friend of mine
Waiting to salute the flag
Talking to some he/she
Sliding over next to me
Man, she said, this life is a drag
It's a shaky situation
And I'm hanging on my will
And I get no satisfaction
From a hundred dollar bill
But I got what i came for
And I'll do it until i drop
You do what you want to do
I ain't never going to stop

You say you got something that
Makes you feel good
And you can't stop messing with it
All your life you've been
So misunderstood
Because you can't stop messing with it

Sitting by the seashore
Dreaming about a little more
Circling the classifieds
Nine seven six
Man I need another fix
I'll never have to kiss the bride

Yeah, the city is a war zone
This country gone to hell
And the beer cans in the alley
From the rich folks on the hill
They're screaming hallelujah
But I don't give a damn
Because I got my own religion
Yeah, it's right here in my hand

You say you got something that
Makes you feel good
And you can't stop messing with it
All your life you've been
So misunderstood
Because you can't stop messing with it

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

more tracks from the album

Get a Grip

From the albums

Get a Grip (1993)
Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology (2001)

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