The Rolling Stones

Released: October 18, 1974

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

[Verse]
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You get me down
You keep me running
Know my way around
(Yes, you do, child)

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You bring me down
Keep me running
You keep me on the ground

Know my moves
Way ahead of time
Listening to me
On your satellite

Feeling followed
Feeling tagged
Crossing water
Trying to wipe my tracks

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

You better watch out
On your telephone
Wrong number
They know you ain’t home

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

Who's the man on the corner
That corner over there
I don't know
Well, you better lay low
Watch out

Keep on the look out
Electric eyes
Rats on the sell-out
Who going to testify
You know my habits
Way ahead of time
Listening to me
On your satellite

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

Hello, baby, mm-hmm
Ah, yeah, you know we ain’t, we ain’t talking alone
Who's listening? But I don't really know
But you better tell the SIS to keep out of sight
Because I know they taking pictures on the ultraviolet light
Yes, uh-huh, yeah, but these days it's all secrecy; no privacy
Shoot first, that's right... you know
Bye-bye. Who's listening?
Right now somebody is listening to you
Keeping their eyes peeled on you
Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay
All right. Good night, sleep tight

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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