The Rolling Stones

Released: July 11, 2012

Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards

Producer: Lindsay Brown Sherry Daly Phil Davey Geoff Kempin Mick Mckenna Jane Rose Terry Shand Joyce Smith Dave Trafford

[Audience Cheering]

[Chorus 1]
Start me up
Start me up I'll never stop
Start me up
Start me up I’ll never stop

[Verse 1]
Running hot
You got me ticking going to blow my top
Start me up
Start me up I'll never stop

[Chorus 2]
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry

[Verse 2]
Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine

[Verse 3]
If you start it up
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got
I can't compete with the riders in the other heats
I rough it up
If you like it you can slide it up
Start me up
Start me up I’ll never stop

[Chorus 2]
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry

[Verse 4]
My eyes dilate, my lips go green
My hands are greasy
She's a mean, mean machine

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 2]
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry

[Verse 5]
Ride like the wind at double speed
I'll take you places that you've never, never seen
If you start it up

[Chorus 1]
Start it up
I never stop, never stop, I never, never, never stop
Start it up
I never stop, never stop, I never, never, never stop

[Outro]
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you, you make a dead man come
You, you, you make a grown man cry
Start it up

[Audience Applause]

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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