Album: Between The Buttons (1967)

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• I want to do is to get back to you.
  
  [Chorus]
  Connection, I just can't make no connection.
  But all I want to do is to get back to you.
  
  Everything is going in the wrong direction.
  The doctor wants to give me more injections.
  Giving me shots for a thousand rare infections
  And I don't know if he'll let me go
  
  [Chorus: x2]
  
  And I don't know if he'll let me go
  Connection, I just can't make no connection.
  But all I want to do is to get back to you.
  
  My bags they get a very close inspection.
  I wonder why it is that they suspect me
  They're dying to add me to their collections
  And I don't know if they'll let me go
  
  Connection, connection
  But all I want to do is to get back to you.
  Connection, I just can't make connection.
  But all I want to do is to get back to you
  
  Do is to get back to you.
  Connection, I just can't make no connection.
  But all I want to do is to get back to you. Writer/s: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
  Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network
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Comments: 8

• Mike C from Ac, NjI've heard New Riders of The Purple Sage play this so many times I thought the Stones were covering their song!
• Bob from Berkeley, CaI once heard that Buck Owens covered this song. Anybody know anything about that?
• Juan from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThis is the first song totally sung by KR (with MJ).
• R from Montreal, Qc, CanadaAs Eric Burdon once said, the Stones should have issued this one after Let's spend the night. It is a classic one, very simple but interesting.
  
  With Amanda Jones or All Sold Out, as B side, it should habe been a success.
  - Erno, Montreal QC
• Keith from Front Royal, VaInteresting that Everclear covered this. I think their music sucks but they obviously have good taste in other people's music.
  "The bags of mine get a very close inspection. I wonder why it is that they suspect 'em."--Classic Keef
• Frank from Pittsburgh, PaEverclear does a great cover of this song..faster and heavier
• Chelsea from Nyc, OrKeith played this tune with the Winos.
• Chelsea from Nyc, OrThe time Keith took on some lead vocals.

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