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HighwireThe Rolling Stones

Released: March 1, 1991

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger Chris Kimsey

[Verse 1]
We sell them missiles, We sell them tanks
We give them credit, You can call up the bank
It's just a business, You can pay us in crude
You'll love these toys, just go play out your feuds
We got no pride, don't know whose boots to lick
We act so greedy, makes me sick sick sick

[Chorus 1]
So get up, stand up, out of my way
I want to talk to the boss right away
Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay?
I want to talk to the man right away

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Sending the men to the front-line
And hoping they don't catch the hell-fire
Of hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Sending the men to the front lines
And tell them to hotbed the sunshine
With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Verse 2]
Our lives are threatened, our jobs at risk
Sometimes dictators need a slap on the wrist
Another Munich we just can't afford
We're going to send in the 82nd Airborne

[Chorus 1]
Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay?
I want to talk to the boss right away
So get up, stand up, out of my way
I want to talk to the man right away

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Putting the world out on a deadline
And hoping we don't taste the shell-fire
Of hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Putting the world out on a deadline
Catching the fight on primetime
With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Bridge]
Get up! Stand up!
Dealer! Stealer!
Hey!

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Sending the men to the front line
And hoping that we backed the right side
With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Chorus 2]
We walk the highwire
Sending men to the front line
And hoping they don't catch the hell-fire
With hot guns and cold, cold, cold, cold, cold knives

[Outro]
We walk the highwire[x2]
With hot guns and cold, cold, cold knives

The Rolling Stones

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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