Fingerprint File

Album: It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (1974)
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  • Fingerprint file, you get me down
    You keep me running
    Know my way around
    Yes, you do, child
    Fingerprint file, you bring me down
    Keep me running
    You keep me on the ground
    Know my moves
    Way ahead of time
    Listening to me
    On your satellite

    Feeling followed
    Feeling tagged
    Crossing water
    Trying to wipe my tracks

    And there's some little jerk in the FBI
    A keepin' papers on me six feet high
    It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down

    You better watch out
    On your telephone
    Wrong number
    They know you ain't home

    And there's some little jerk in the FBI
    A keepin' papers on me six feet high
    It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
    Who's the man on the corner, that corner over there
    I don't know
    Well, you better lay low watch out
    Keep on the look out
    Electric eyes
    Rats on the sell out
    Who gonna testify
    You know my habits
    Way a head of time
    Listening to me
    On your satellite

    And there's some little jerk in the FBI
    A keepin' papers on me six feet high
    It gets me down, it gets me down, it gets me down
    It gets me down
    Hello, baby, mm-hmm
    Ah, yeah, you know we ain't, we ain't talkin' alone
    Who's listening? Well I don't really know
    But you better tell the SIS to keep out of sight
    'Cause I know they takin' pictures on the ultraviolet light
    Yes, uh huh, yeah, but these days it's all secrecy; no privacy
    Shoot first, that's right you know

    Bye bye
    Right now somebody is listening to you
    Keeping their eyes peeled on you
    Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay
    All right, good night, sleep tight Writer/s: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 10

  • Rockgod from Dunellen, NjJohn Lennon was never deported from the United States. He lived in NYC while fighting for his Green Card, a case he won on his birthday, October 9, 1975, the same day his son Sean was born. A good day all around for John and Yoko.
  • Major Tom from Belgrade, YugoslaviaVery pessimistic and stuffy song about informational secret socities.
  • Peter Griffin from Quahog, Ribrian, Mick sang this song. It doesn't sound very much like him, but it is him.
  • Ashley from Quincy, IlIts a very chatchy song I like it.
  • Juan from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe last song in which Taylor played is Time Waits for no one. This is the last song of the album "It's Only R&R".
  • Lou from Scranton, PaMick Jagger plays guitar alot more than most people think.
  • Johnny from Los Angeles, Casorry about my comment not making sense. The Nixon administration tried to deport John Lennon because they did not like his political views, but the administration did not have enough cause, and the deportation failed.
  • Brian from Alluhrst, Njwho sang this mick or keith?
  • Johnny from Los Angeles, CaJohn Lennon was more politically active then Mick Jagger, so, as a result, he got a huge file and was deported. Stupid government.
  • Chelsea from Nyc, OrMick Taylor plays the prominent Bassline. Ron Wood would play Bass when performed live in the '75 US Tour.
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