Bridges to Babylon



Released 1997 Virgin Records

Flip the Switch - Anybody Seen My Baby? - Low Down - Already Over Me
Gunface - You Don't Have to Mean it - Out of Control
Saint of Me - Might As Well Get Juiced - Always Suffering
Too Tight - Thief in the Night - How Can I Stop


Flip The Switch
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

A scrap of flesh And a heap of bones One deep high And a desperate moan Three black eyes And a busted nose I said oh yeah, oh yeah Take me up Baby I'm ready to go Shake me up Baby I'm ready to go, yeah Take me up Baby I'm ready Baby, baby I'm ready to go (Chill me, freeze me, It's in my blood) I'm not going to burn in hell I cased the joint And I know it well Maybe my carcass Would feed the worms But I'm working For the other firm Take me up Baby I'm ready to go Fix me up Baby I'm ready to roll, yeah Set me up Baby, baby, baby I'm ready to go (Chill me, freeze me, It's in my blood) Flip the switch I got my money, my ticket All that shit I even got myself A little shaving kit What would it take To bury me I can't wait I can't wait to see I got toothbrush, mouthwash All that shit I'm looking down In the filthy pit I had the turkey And the stuffing too I even saved A little bit for you Lethal injection is a luxury I wanna give it To the whole jury I'm just dying For one more squeeze Oh yeah Oh yeah Pick me up Baby I'm ready to go Take me up Baby I'm ready to blow Take me up Baby if you're ready to go Baby I got nowhere to go Baby I'm ready to go (Chill me, freeze me, to my bones) Flip the switch Anybody Seen My Baby?
(M. Jagger/K. Richards /k.d. lang/Mink)

She confessed her love to me Then she vanished on the breeze Trying to hold on to that was just impossible She was more than beautiful Closer to etherial With a kind of down to earth flavor Close my eyes It's three in the afternoon Then I realize That she's really gone for good Anybody seen my baby Anybody seen her around Love has gone and made me blind I've looked but I just can't find She has gotten lost in the crowd I was flippin' magazines In that place on Mercer Street When I thought I spotted her Getting on a motor bike Looking rather lady like Didn't she just give me a wave? Salty tears It's three in the afternoon Has she disappeared Is she really gone for good Anybody seen my baby Anybody seen her around If I just close my eyes I reach out and touch the prize Anybody seen her around (Rap) Anybody seen my baby Anybody seen her around If I just close my eyes I reach out and touch the prize Anybody seen her around Lost, lost and never found I must have called her a thousand times Sometimes I think she's just in my imagination Lost in the crowd Low Down
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Won't you give me the low down Just as quick as you can Baby, I've been out of touch Just give me the scam Don't give me the sports page, baby No political news Don't you give me the gossip Just give me the truth Just between me and you Give me the low down If you can Don't want a show down I just want to know where I stand Don't read me the horoscope babe That ain't what I need Our future will never last But that's between you and me I don't want the movie section I'll see for myself I don't want the news that fits Shove it back on the shelf Give me the truth Just between me and you Give me the low down If you can I don't want a show down I just want to know where I stand The headlines are screaming They change everyday As long as I ain't in them I'm happy that way I know that you won't lie to me But you hold back the truth Please give me the low down I can only get it from you Give me the truth Just between me and you Give me the low down If you can Don't want a show down I just want to know where I stand Give me the low down As quick as you can I don't want to hear about it I want it straight from you Give me the truth Just between me and you Are You Already Over Me
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

As you poured out the drinks for me I felt your hooks sink right into me And I knew you were my destiny And I thought you'd get the best of me On the way down to Mexico As I danced in yuor rodeo You say poverty is picturesque As you dragged your nails across my chest You're so cold You're so cruel I'm your man Not your fool Are you already over me Are you already over me Are you already over me What a fool I've been In the first flush of ecstacy As you lay naked next to me While our love put the dawn to flight I just ignore all those warning lights Cause when you laugh I just cry When you left I just died Are you already over me Are you already over me Are you already sick me What a fool I've been Hard to hold on To a love divine I'm kneeling in a corner Praying to your shrine I've been hurt So confused I've been burned I've been bruised Are you already over me Are you already over me Are you already sick of me Are you already over me Are you already over me Are you already tired of me Are you already over me What a fool I've been What a fool I've been What a fool I've been Gunface
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Gonna go downtown Gonna get my gun Gonna dress real sharp Gonna beat my drum I ain't gonna lie Gonna walk so slow Gonna talk just right And my diamond ring Gonna shine so bright I ain't gonna lie I've got a debt to repay I ain't gonna cry I put a gun in your face You'll pay with your life And I got my ears And I got my eyes And I got my narks And my alibis I won't waste your time You made one false move You made one mistake When the juice is squeezed That's the way it breaks You'll pay for your crime Your tongue lickin' way out of place I'll rip it out I'll stick a gun in your face You'll pay with your life I taught her everything I taught her how to dream I taught her everything I'm gonna teach her how to scream I taught her all she knows I taught her how to lie I taught her everything I'm gonna teach her how to cry And you cause me hurt And you cause me pain And you turned the tap On my burning rage And I can't put it out Gonna leave no sign Gonna leave no trace Gonna leave this town In a state of grace Give me the power I got a debt to repay I ain't gonna lie I put a gun in your face You'll pay for the crime I taught her everything I taught her how to speak I taught her all she knows I taught her how to eat I half invented her And now she acts so chic I taught her everything But now she's obselete I taught her everything How to read and write I taught her all she knows She was a neophyte I taught her everything I loved to watch her grow I taught her everything And now I want to see her go I taught her everything I got a debt to repay I ain't gonna cry I'll put a gun in your face You're playing with your life I taught her everything I taught her how to cheat I taught her all she knows She was so indiscreet I taught her everything I taught her how to lie I taught her everything I'm gonna teach her how to cry You Don't Have To Mean It
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

You don't have to mean it You just got to say it anyway I just need to hear those words for me You don't have to say too much Babe I wouldn't even touch you anyway I just want to hear you to say to me Sweet lies Baby baby dripping from your lips Sweet sighs Say to me come on and play Play with me baby You don't have to mean it You just got to say it to me baby Whisper whisper whisper in my ear (I don't believe it) (I don't believe it) I wouldn't want to use you Ooh I wouldn't blame you anyway If you never ever spoke to me (I don't believe it) Hmm just say those little words Sit on my shoulder like a little bird Baby baby sing those words for me Sweet lies Baby baby dripping from yuor lips Sweet sighs Ooh you make me cry Oh baby you know it You know what I want to hear Dripping from your lips I got to tell you baby Dripping from you lips You don't have to say too much Whisper whisper baby baby I just wanna hear you say to me (I don't believe it) You don't have to mean it Babe just say it anyway I just need to hear those words from your sweet lips You don't have to mean it You don't have to mean it (I don't believe you) You don't have to shout across the room Just whisper in my ear baby Out of Control
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

I was out in the city I was out in the rain I was feeling down hearted I was drinking again I was standing by the bridges Where the dark water flows I was talking to a stranger About times long ago I was young I was foolish I was angry I was vain I was charming I was lucky Tell me how have I changed Now I'm out Oh out of control Now I'm out Oh out of control Oh help me now And the girls in the doorway And the boys in the game And the drunks and the homeless They all know me And the police on the corner Give a nod and a wave As they point me To my final destination I was young I was foolish I was angry I was vain I was charming Feeling lucky Tell me how have I changed Now I'm out Oh out of control Now I'm out Oh out of control Oh help me now In the hotel I'm excited By the smile on her face But I wondered How was time Gonna change her I was young I was foolish I was angry I was vain I was charming I was out there Tell me how have I changed Now I'm out Oh out of control Oh I'm out Oh out of control Saint of Me
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Saint Paul the persecutor Was a cruel and sinful man Jesus hit him with a blinding light And then his life began I said yeah I said yeah Augustin knew temptation He loved women, wine and song And all the special pleasures Of doing something wrong I said yeah I said yeah I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me And could you stand the torture And could you stand the pain Could you put your faith in Jesus When you're burning in the flames And I do believe in miracles And I want to save my soul And I know that I'm a sinner I'm gonna die here in the cold I said yes, I said yeah I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me I thought I heard an angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye John the Baptist was a martyr But he stirred up Herod's hate And Salome got her wish To have him served up on a plate I said yes I said yeah I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah You'll never make a saint of me I thought I heard an angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye I thought I saw an angel cry You'll never make a saint of me You'll never make a saint of me Might As Well Get Juiced
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

If you really want to rip up your mind If you want to take the lid off your life If you want to reach down in the sump To last dregs off the camel's back hump And the wolves are howling right at your door And the vultures want to tear off some more Your flesh is burning right off your bones Your children kick you out of your home If you really want to tear up your mind If you really want to get yourself blind Might as well get juiced Might as well get juiced Hey mama What's this crazy game of sevens, eights and nines I can't keep up with you baby I'm gonna give you such a piece of my mind When I get around to it 'Cause honey I'm abused Might as well get juiced If you really want to melt down your mind Crank it up to straight double time If you really want to have you some fun Spit right down on everyone If you've got the strength to scream out "Hell Why?" The wheels of life are passing you by You might as well get juiced Might as well get juiced Some people like to get high on love Buss it off with alcohol Give me a little taste of those fumes I need a little boost I tell you the sweet things in life How am I going to survive I might as well get juiced I might as well get juiced I might as well get juiced A little bit confused Always Suffering
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Let's take a walk Just you and me And talk of days gone by Across the fields under the trees Let's speak of you and I While the whole world Was wandering We walked a steady line When all our friends Were wavering We kept on trying Now we're always suffering Already lost Always suffering Already lost Remember when On summer days I would sing a lovers song How you would smile Shower me with praise And the sun shined on Now the rain is falling slow And the nights grow long And the train Cries out so hauntingly She is gone Now we're always suffering Already lost We're always suffering Already lost Please take these flowers Smell the perfume Let your soul come alive Let there be hope Hope in your heart That our love may revive For life is but a chance On a wind swept hill And the seeds of love Are swirling above Let them be still But we're always suffering We're already lost Always suffering Already lost Too Tight
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Baby, don't get too tight with me Yes, you're far too tight for me I got your messages And how can I resist But if you come around don't slap the cuffs upon my wrist Baby you're tight for me (I warn you) yeah Far too tight for me Yeah Untie those sheep shanks, yes And all those fancy knots I'm not Houdini, honey C'mon now and loosen up (Tight) (Too tight) (Too tight) (Too tight) Yeah, don't try to reel me in With all those charm school looks I've seen it all a thousand times I sung that song, I wrote that fucking book Do yourself a favor now Don't drive me 'round the block Let's split another bottle, now Let's take a hit, loosen up Don't get too tight on me 'Cause I'm, I'm bound so tight I can't breathe We'll watch the sun go down Upon the swollen sea Aahhhhhh If you try to chain me up I'll vanish like a broken dream Don't get so tight Don't get so tight Too tight Thief in the Night
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

/De Beauport All the way, all the way I miss your touch baby, yeah Like a thief in the night It can't be right... (Like a thief) I know where your place is And it's not with him I'm the one who is out here baby Out here, just looking in He ain't gonna like it at all No no, that's no good I know the feeling (Just you wait there in the dark) In the dark, baby Yeah, how his dog can bark Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night I'm gonna steal what's mine Oh I'm gonna break the laws But I'll get through you door But you wait and see Yeah, I'm gonna get ya, get you free (Like a thief) I found out where he keeps you I've even been inside you check under your pillow baby You'll get the message If I see you at your window, well then I'll know No one can separate us Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Yeah, you can set me up You can turn me in Or burn me baby Well you're in my skin The only reason I'm breaking in I'm coming baby, I'm breaking in Like a thief in the night Come on, yeah, oh yeah Like a thief in the night Oh baby you know what I'm talking, come on You can call the police on me baby Set me up and then bust me Come on I dare you, come on, come on I'll take the drop for you Soften the blow baby, baby, baby You know what I mean Nothing I can do about it It's the power of it Come on, like a thief Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night How Can I Stop
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

You offer me All your love and sympathy Sweet affection baby It's killing me 'Cause baby baby Can't you see How could I stop Once I start baby How could I stop once I start How could I stop Yeah yeah How could I stop once I start You look at me but I don't know what you see A reflection baby Of what I want to be I see your face And I want to roll with it But how could I stop Baby how could I stop How could I stop Stop it, stop it If I could, I'd take you all the way Baby, baby listen what I say There's even some things That I just would not pay 'Cause how could I stop If I start babe How could I stop If I start Start with you How could I stop If I start, baby How could I stop If I start with you It's too easy to lay here at your feet I couldn't take the heat There's somewhere else Maybe you should go Baby maybe baby just a further down the road How could I stop If I start with you baby How could I stop How could I stop Once I start You tell me baby Once I've started with you How could I stop Once I start Stop, stop, stop



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