Hackney Diamonds Album Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

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Angry

One, two
One, two, three, go

Don't get angry with me
I never caused you no pain
I won't be angry with you
But I can't see straight (yeah)
It hasn't rained for a month, the river's run dry
We haven't made love and I wanna know why
Why you angry with me?
Why you angry?

Please just forget about me
Cancel out my name
Please never write to me
I love you just the same
I hear a melody
Ringing in my brain
Just keep the memories
Don't have to be ashamed

Don't get angry with me
I'm in a desperate state
I'm not angry with you
Don't you spit in my face
The wolf's at the door with the teeth and the claws
My mouth's getting sore, I can't take anymore
Why you angry with me?
Why you angry?

Voices keep echoing
Calling out my name
Hear the rain keep beating
On my window pane
I hear a melody
Ringing in my brain
You can keep the memories
Don't have to be ashamed

Don't get angry with me

(Angry)
(Angry)
Yeah (angry), yeah (don't be angry with me)
If we go separate ways
(Angry) yeah, don't be angry with me
Let's go out in a blaze
(Angry) yeah (don't be angry with me)
Don't you spit in my face
(Angry) oh
Don't be angry with me
Don't get, don't get
No, no (angry), yeah (don't be angry with me)
I'm still taking the pills and
I'm off to Brazil (angry, don't be angry with me), yeah
Please (angry), don't be angry with me (don't be angry with me)
Come on
Don't (angry), no, no
(Don't be angry with me) no, no, no, no, no, no, yeah

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Get Close

Listen, I walk the city at midnight with the past strapped to my back
Lately I can't get no sleep, I'm a real insomniac
I was chatting with a ghost, wants a hundred and a match
Says, "I know you got the money, where's the man behind the mask?"

I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you

I walk this way a million times with a blindfold on my eyes
It's a nighttime business with an angel in disguise
I bargained with the devil, I need heaven for one night
I can't stand this chaos, it's churning up my mind

I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get lost in you

Talk to me, pour your secrets out
Tell me I'm the only man you ever dream about
Talk to me, why don't you scream it out
Tell me that you'd rather die than live without, live without me

I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you

Talk to me, pour your secrets out
Tell me I'm the only man you ever dream about
Talk to me, why don't you scream it out?
Tell me that you'd rather die than live without, live without me

I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get high on you
I wanna get lost in you
I wanna dive into you
I wanna get close to you

Listen, I walk the city at midnight with the past strapped to my back
Lately I can't get no sleep, I'm a real insomniac
I was chatting with a ghost, wants a hundred and a match
Says, "I know you got the money, where's the man behind the mask?"

I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you

I walk this way a million times with a blindfold on my eyes
It's a nighttime business with an angel in disguise
I bargained with the devil, I need heaven for one night
I can't stand this chaos, it's churning up my mind
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get close to you
I wanna get lost in you

Talk to me, pour your secrets out
Tell me I'm the only man you ever dream about

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Depending On You

Your fingerprints in the dark
Your past and present tangle up in my arms
Our secrets sealed in our scars
Sharing a smoke on the steps of a bar
I was convinced I had your heart in my hands
I was making love into our different plans

Now she's giving my loving to somebody new
I invented the game but I lost like a fool
Now I'm too young for dying and too old to lose
'Cause I was depending on you, yeah
'Cause I was depending on you

It's time to harden my shells
The toughest part is I know you too well
Now I'm just a story you tell
Embroidering the truth with things you nеver felt
You steal thе spirit right out of a man
Now you're working on him and you don't give a damn


Now she's giving my loving to somebody new
I invested the game but I lost like a fool
Now I'm too young for dying and too old to lose
'Cause I was depending on you, yeah
'Cause I was depending on you

[Instrumental Break]


Now she's giving my loving to somebody else
She threw me down like a book off the shelf
Now I'm too young for dying and too old to lose
'Cause I was depending on you
'Cause I was depending on you


Depending on you
Yeah, depending on you
Ayy, I was depending, relying on you
I was depending, depending on you
I was depending on you

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Bite My Head Off

Why ya bite my head off?
Why ya bite my head off?
Why ya get so pissed off?
Why ya bite my head off now?
Yeah, c'mon, why ya bite my head off?
Acting such a jerk off
Why you have to mouth off?
I got the world to worry about

Yeah, if I was a dog, yeah, you would kick me down
I'd be spending the night howling 'round your house
But I ain't on a leash, yeah, well, I ain't on a chain
You think I'm your bitch, I'm f*cking with your brain

Why'd ya bite my head off?
Well, life can be a riot, I can be the pilot
Provided that it's private
I got the world to worry about
Now you got me drinking
Started to stop thinking
The whole f*cking ship is sinking, sinking
I'm looking for a quick way out

Yeah, well, I'm hearing the bark and I'm feeling the bite
Yeah, I'm seeing the shark, I think I gotta hide
Well, I ain't on a leash, well, I ain't on a chain
You think I'm your bitch, I'm f*cking with your brain

Well, why ya bite my head off?
Just 'cause you are red hot?
Acting like a despot
Why ya bite my head off now?
Why ya bite my head off?
Why ya bite my head off?
Why ya rip the bed up?
I got the world to worry about

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Whole Wide World

The streets I used to walk on
Are full of broken glass
And everywhere I'm looking
There's memories of my past
The filthy (?)
The smell of sex and gas
I never ever really knew
What I was sleeping next

When the whole wide world's against you
And you're standing in the rain
When all your friends have let you down
And treat you with disdain
When the whole wide world's against you
And that's got you on the run
And your faith (?) is over
But it's only just, only just become

Behind the bars of prison
You never guess it now
They wanna break your paws and (?) walls
And the guards (?)
The (?) are watching you
They see a (?) face
Get me out the door, (?)
I'm breaking down the gates

When the whole wide world's against you
And you're standing in the rain
And your walls are one beside you
To put you up again
When the whole wide world's against you
And that's got you on the run
And your faith (?) is over
But it's only just, only just become

When the (?) streets of London
They never promise much
A deaded job to nowhere
And only your dreams are crushed

When the whole wide world's against you
And you're standing in the rain
When all your friends have let you down
And treat you with disdain
And your faith (?) is over
But it's only just, only just become
Let's raise a glass, get up a (?)
'Cause lights just hit and, hit and, hit and run

Hit and run, yeah
The party (?)
Ayy

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Dreamy Skies

Well, I got to take a break from it all
'Cause the wind and the wilderness calls
And I just need some peace from the stars
I got to take a break from it all
And I got to take a break for a while
(?) human for a hundred miles
I hate pinning close by the walls
Well, I got to take a break from it all
I'll be dancing on diamonds, I'll be skating on (?)
I'll be chopping up world, I'll be splitting the (?)
An old damn radio is all that I've got
It just plays Hank Williams and some bad honky-tonk
'Cause I got to take a break from it all

And I got to break away from it all
To the city and a (?)
In a small town (?)
To a place where no one can call
And I won't hear the sirens or the maddening crowd
Just the (?) of a fox and the hoot of a owl
Ain't got no connections or a satellite foam
I'm avoiding the pictures and the people back home

And I just got to break free from it all
You see, they can't last forever, I'll be diving back in
It's good for my soul, yes, it's saving my skin
'Cause I love the laughter (?)
I just got to break free from it all
And are we off the grid, off the (?)?
I ain't got (?) and I ain't gon' miss
I just need some peace from the storm
I got to break away from it all
And I got to break away from it all
And I got to break away from it all
To a place where no one can call
And I got to break away from it all

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Mess It Up

There she goes
C'mon

You stole my numbers, you stole my codes
You took my keys and then you nicked my phone
Seduced my landlord, broke in my home
Don't get excited, why don't you leave me alone?

You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you
You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you
You think I'm really, really, really gonna really make your dreams come true
Yeah, you say you really, really, really, really wanna hеar the truth, oh

You shared my photos with all your friends
Yеah, you put them out there, well, it don't make no sense
Oh, I said I'm sorry, mmm, I know it ended bad
You came to the right place, baby, at the wrong time, it's kinda sad

You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you (All for you, yeah)
You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you
You think I'll dress it up, dress it up, dress it up all for you (All for you)
You say you really, really, really, really wanna hear the truth
Yeah, yeah, you say you really, really, really, really wanna hear the truth, yeah, c'mon

Really wanna hear it (Really wanna hear it)
Really wanna hear it, baby
Really wanna hear it
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it, babe, yeah

You asked the question
And I won't lie

Ain't gonna mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you
Ain't gonna mess it up, mess it up, really make your dreams come true
Ain't gonna wreck it up, wreck it up, wreck it up all for you, oh, Lord
You say you really, really, really, really wanna hear the truth, oh, oh, oh

Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it (Yeah, yeah)
Really wanna hear it, baby, yeah
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
Really wanna hear the truth now, really wanna hear the truth now
(I just wanna be honest) Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
Wanna be, wanna be honest
Honest with you, baby
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it (Yeah, don't get too excited)
Baby, no, no, no, no
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it (Yeah, tell, I wanna tell the truth, tell the truth, yeah, woo, yeah)
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it

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Live by the Sword

If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword
If you live by the gun, you gonna die by the gun
If you live for the knife, well, you're gonna get stabbed
Run into the law, well, you're gonna get nabbed
If you live for revenge, gonna feel the backlash
If you live to be cruel, gonna bite you in the ass

I'm gonna treat you right
I'm gonna treat you good

If you wanna get rich, better sit on the board
If you wanna be poor, better pay the landlord
If you're deep in the crime, well, you're deep in the slime
If you're living a lie, look me straight in the eye
If you're locked in the jail, well, you better get free
If you're looking for love, don't go running to me

I'm gonna treat you right
I'm gonna treat you good

It's too late to say you're sorry, sorry, sorry
And soon it will be gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

If you live like a whore, better be hardcore
If you live by the clock, well, you're in for a shock
If you're living for food, better lick up your plate
If you wanna be in fashion, well, you'll be out of date

I'm gonna treat you right
I'm gonna treat you good
I'm gonna treat you right
I'm gonna treat you good

Oh, if you live by the sword, oh yeah
Get shot up, you better call 911
And then you better hang out until the ambulance comes
If you live by the sword
Gonna die by the sword, oh yeah
If you die by the sword
If you live by the gun
If you live by the gun
If you live by the gun, gonna die by the gun
Oh yeah
Oh yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

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Driving Me Too Hard

You're driving me too hard
You pushed it way too far
Every time I give a little bit
You mess a little, take it off
You're driving me away
Why don't we just take a break?
We're up headed to, you'll never know
(Yeah)

Look what you've done to me
You've emptied my eyes
I twisted my sanity
And all you had to do was cry

You're driving me too hard
You threw me off my guard, yeah
I can't seem to shake a grip on me
You never wanna show your cards
You're driving me to ground
I don't know why I stick around
I guess that you break on a part of me
Well, that I'll have to do for now

So look what you've done to me
You've emptied my eyes
I twisted my sanity
And all you had to do was cry

Driving
Driving me too hard, yeah (driving)
I'd like to take it slow
You're driving me too hard (driving)
Sometimes I love to take it slow, yeah, yeah
The door is never close, yeah (driving)
I leave it in ajar, yeah (driving)
Driving me, driving me too hard (driving)
Yeah (driving)

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Tell Me Straight

I want you back again
I want your love again
I know you find it hard to reason with me
But this time it's different, darling you'll see

You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me

You said we're through before
You walked out on me before
I tried to tell you, but you didn't want to know
This time you're different and determined to go

You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me

You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me

I wait as the days go by
I long for the nights to go by
I hear the knock on my door that never comes
I hear the telephone that hasn't rung

You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me

You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me
You gotta tell me you're coming back to me

You gotta

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Sweet Sounds of Heaven

I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven
Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth
I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven
Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth
Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums
As it echoes through the valley, it bursts, yeah
Let no woman or child go hungry tonight
Please protect us from the pain and the hurt, yeah

I smell the sweet scents (sweet)
Sweet scents of Heaven (Heaven)
Tumblin' down (tumblin' down)
Tumblin' down to the earth (oh)
I hear the sweet sounds (sweet sounds)
The sweet sounds (ooh, the sweet sounds of children) of children
And they're praisin' (praisin')
The land of their birth

(No) no, I'm not going to hell
In some dusty motel
And I'm not, not goin' down
In the dirt (yes, yes, yes)
I'm gonna laugh (I'm gonna laugh)
I'm gonna cry (I'm gonna cry)
Eat the bread, drink the wine
'Cause I'm finally, finally quenchin' my thirst, yeah

You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah
Always need a target for your bow and arrow
I want to be drenched in the rain
Of your heavenly love, oh, yeah, c'mon

Let the music (let the music) play loud (play loud)
Let it burst (let it burst) through the clouds (through the clouds)
And we all feel the heat
Of the sun, yeah
Yeah, let us sing
Let us shout (let us shout)
Let us all stand up proud (all stand up proud)
Let the old still believe that they're young, yeah

Sweet, sweet sound
Sounds so sweet (oh, so sweet)
Sounds so sweet (so sweet)
(Heaven, Heaven)
Down, falling down (falling down) to this earth

(I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven)
Play me somethin', Stevie

I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven
Comin' down (comin' down), comin' down (comin' down)
To the earth (from the earth)
(Oh yeah) oh yeah
(Oh yeah) oh yeah
(Oh yeah) oh yea-yeah
(Yes, c'mon)
Ooh (c'mon)
C'mon, ooh (c'mon)
Come, ooh-ooh-ooh (yeah, yeah)

Hear the Gods laughing from above
(Of Heaven)
Fallin' down, fallin' down
(To this earth) oh, oh, oh, oh
Let me lay down and sleep
Your, your Heaven (Heaven)
Ooh, ooh, ooh

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Rolling Stone Blues

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime,
Didn't you?

People'd call, say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
They thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't walk so proud
Now you don't talk so loud
About having to be scrounging
For your next meal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Just like a rolling stone?

You've went to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
But now you're gonna have to get
Used to it
They said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you
Realize
That he's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Just like a rolling stone?

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Just like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they
Got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts
You'd better take your diamond ring,
You'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags with the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Just like a rolling stone?