The Rolling Stones

Released: June 20, 1980

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

[Verse 1]
Oh, I think I had enough
You know religion is tough
It's a state of mind
I don't need it!

Sending a letter
To my mother
I need some loving
Send it to me

I lost my lover
Unfaithful lover
I need some money
Send it to me

I need consoling
Your boy's feeling lonely
Describe her for me
Send it to me

[Chorus]
Send it to me[x4]

[Verse 2]
If she can't travel
I can take the mule train
I can take the aeroplane
Send it to me

Today I'm begging you
Begging you, down on my knees
Baby please, please please
You, you, got to send it, send it, send it

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Yeah, I'm sending in a letter
To my sister
In Australia
Sister it reads
Ain't you got no daughter
No second cousin
That needs my loving?
Send it to me

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
She won't have to wash or scrape
She won't have to relocate
I guarantee her personal security
She doesn't have to be five foot ten
Or blonde or brunette
She doesn't have to be no social hostess
Send her
She may work in a factory
Right next door to me
In my fantasy

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]
She could be Romanian
She could be Bulgarian
She could be Albanian
She could be Hungarian
She might be Ukrainian
She could be Australian
She could be the Alien

[Chorus]

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.

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