Album: Sticky Fingers (1971)

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• Feeling so tired, can't understand it
  Just had a fortnight's sleep
  I'm feeling so tired, I'm so distracted
  Ain't touched a thing all week
  
  I'm feeling drunk, juiced up and sloppy
  Ain't touched a drink all night
  I'm feeling hungry, can't see the reason
  Just ate a horse meat pie
  
  Yeah when you call my name
  I salivate like a Pavlov dog
  Yeah when you lay me out
  My heart is beating louder than a big bass drum, alright
  
  Yeah, you got to mix it child
  You got to fix it must be love
  It's a bitch, yeah
  You got to mix it child
  You got to fix it but love
  It's a bitch, alright
  
  Sometimes I'm sexy, move like a stud
  Like kicking the stall all night
  Sometimes I'm so shy, got to be worked on
  Don't have no bark or bite, alright
  
  Yeah when you call my name
  I salivate like a Pavlov dog
  Yeah when you lay me out
  My heart is bumpin' louder than a big bass drum, alright
  
  I said hey, yeah I feel alright now
  Got to be a
  Hey, I feel alright now
  Hey hey hey
  Hey hey yeah
  Hey hey hey
  Hey hey yeah
  Hey hey hey
  Hey hey yeah
  Hey hey hey
  Hey hey yeah
  Hey hey hey Writer/s: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
  Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 29

• Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThis song makes me horny. Ha ha!
• Kevin GranstromI agree with the general consensus in the comments. I'm a professional musician. I'm adding this song as a cover to my set list for upcoming summer party gigs. T his is such a rockin groove it's so infectious you can't help but get grabbed by its rockin simplicity yet it's not too simple. Check out Chevy Metal with Dave Gro. hls version straight up ROCK. I love this song it's in the top 3 stones tunes of all time..
• Dave From Florida from DavieBitch to me is top 3 all time stones tunes...how can that riff not be infectious? The extended version to me is the better version, but they both are insane. That my friends is rock n roll....
• Todd from Nw ArkansasI agree with Chris from Niagara Falls. It sounds like they are saying, "You got to mix it Charlie", instead of child. Great song either way.
• Movieball Jones from ParisClassic greatness. In the Bitch Extended version on the Sticky Fingers reissue, the early lyrics are clearly about cocaine, hence "I'm so tired, ain't had a bump all week." The whole first verse is about fiending for bumps of blow...the only thing that makes your heart starts beating like a big bass drum. Remember, Keith showed up late to this session, the lyrics are all Mick. Amazing song, the extended version is superior because lyrics are more raw and music mire out of control. Keith's honking Chuck Berry lead kills.
• Adrian from London, United KingdomIt's obvious what the song is about, and it's not about stealing! It's about H! About being strung out on H. You gotta mix it child You gotta fix it
• Richie from Ft Worth, Tx, Tx@ Robert from Detroit .. there is a live version on youtube -- from the bigger bang tour -- it is clear what he
  sings in that version .. the word is "stoned" ..which makes sense with the last part of that stanza "ain't touched a thing all week"
• Deethewriter from Saint Petersburg, Russia FederationTaken from Original Rolling Stone Review [June 10, 1971]: "Jagger in one of his most popular poses: demonic. here he flaunts naughty words and naughty thoughts as if he still thought they were naughty. The arrangement is straight-ahead. The horns sound great here as they are used primarily for purposes of syncopation and rhythm. The bass and drums — the Rolling Stones bottom that has driven its way through over 200 cuts and which is the true instrumental trademark of the group — burns like a bitch."
• Zero from Nowhere, NjNo alternative may have been RELEASED in 1997, but most of the songs are from the 1992-ish era. Don't really know though, the copy I have was burned for me by a friend. And yeah great song, I like both versions.
• Rick from Landrum, ScAccording to some people, every song is about drugs. Get a clue! Also, Richards was the only band member that was into heroin. Great song.
• Johnny from Kyoto, JapanI think Heroin and Love are virtually interchangeable for song interpretations. They both make you lose your s--t.
• Crazy68 from Long Beach, CaI believe the song is about Heroin, which a few of these gentlemen were addicted to. However, many songs have ambigous meanings...
• Robert from Detroit, MiMy band is just learning this song and I think there is a mistake in the lyrics. For the second stanza, Mick doesn't say "tired." He says something else that sounds like "strong" or "distraught." Can't quite make it out, but it isn't "tired." It's not unusual for lyrics to be repetative, but why repeat the same line right at the beginning of the song.? He's hungry, drunk and tired. What else could he be? Anybody who can figure out the word gets a prize!
• Dane from Lima,ohio, FlA groove that just won't quit.One of their best songs,off their best regular(not a hits album).The horns make it swing.
• Brian from Boston, MaThis is the Stones best album.So much talk about Exile on Main St.Sticky fingers is better
• Josh from Tucson, AzIt seems as if Mick Jagger is singing this song as if he is being called a bitch. "Yeah when you call my name". So women, don't worry, its not about you.
• Chris from Niagara Falls, Nynote that the song says charlie in it..charlie watts...
• Steve from Binghamton, NyAre you kidding me? Sticky Fingers was the album with the zipper on the front. You don't have to be Einstein to figure out that the phrase didn't have anything to do with stealing....and yeah, I always thought the song itself was about being addicted to pharmeceuticals :)
• Susan from Toronto, CanadaFor years I thought the line, "I'm feeling hungry, can't see the reason," was actually, "I'm failing Harvard, can't see the reason"!!!!
• Paul from Tampa, FlI have a different theory on what this song is about. I always believed it to be about a drug habit and not a woman. Look at the chorus." you got to mix it , you got to fix it, love it's a bitch" Sounds like the love of the drug is the bitch.
  Anyone else agree?
  Paul, Fl
• James from Gettysburg, PaGod bless you Maya and Sandra, this song kicks ass! Love can be a bitch someimes.
• Steve from Winnipeg, Canadalove the name hahaha lol jk
• Chuck from C-ville, VaOne of Keith's best solos.
• Bill from Erie, PaThe Stones played this at their first-ever gig in China, in response to the PRC's government censoring about 5 of their songs. Their point was that "censorship is a bitch".
• Pepper from Virginia Beach, Vaif an alien came down to earth and asked me to play one Stones song to explain what they are all about, this would no doubt be the one.
• Ethan from Portland, OrAlso this is hardly a mysogonistic song - it's about the perils of love and the power women hold over men. It's quite empowering, isn't it?
• Maya from Cal, United Statesyeah i love this song, and sandra's right.. frig women's groups.. lol.. they shouldn't even try messin with the stones
• Sandra from Tx, United StatesOh, frig women's groups. I consider myself a feminist, but that doesn't have anything to do with the music I love.
• Chelsea from Nyc, OrKeith played the solo on this song during the '72/'73 tours when Taylor was playing almost all the other solos.

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