The Rolling Stones

Released: March 24, 1986

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger Steve Lillywhite

[Verse 1]
I want to be on top
Forever on the up and damn the competition
I never play it fair
I never turn a hair
Just like the politicians
I wrap my conscience up
I want to win that cup and get my money, baby
But, back in the dressing room
The other side is weeping

[Chorus]
And we're winning (winning), winning (winning) ugly
And we're winning (winning), winning (winning) ugly
And we're heading for the heartbreak
Heading for the blues. Yeah
And we're heading for the heartbreak
Heading for the blues
And we're winning (winning), winning (winning) ugly
I will not act unkind
I will not be so blind
I will not walk so proud
Come down from off my cloud
How can I live my life this way?
A beauty is staring me in the face
Aren’t that the truth?
Isn’t that the truth?

[Verse 2]
Hold on, (Huuu huuu hu!) oh, come on girl
(Huuu huuu hu!) Ha, come on girl
Look out for number one
My country right or wrong
Let the devil take the hindmost
I was brought up to cheat
So long as the referee wasn't looking
I'm never wrong at all
I always fight the call
I don't admit it
But back in the dressing room
The other side is a screaming

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Come on baby!
Come on girl!
A little bit louder!
Walk a little bit prouder!
(Huuu huuu hu!)
Meow, wait I am, wait I am, wait I am
(Huuu huuu hu!)
Yeah, and we're winning (winning), winning (winning) ugly
That's allright
Winning (winning), winning (winning), winning ugly
Come on girl
Watch me saying (winning) winning (winning), winning ugly
Ah, and I'm winning (winning), winning (winning) winning ugly
Winning ugly!
Come on (winning), stay away (winning ugly)
Step over girl, step over girl, come on
Come on, (winning) come on (winning ugly)
It's allright, it's allright

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

Discography

more tracks from the album

Dirty Work

From the album

Dirty Work (1986)

The Rolling Stones popular songs

Winning UglyThe Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

Dirty Work