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Come On
The Rolling Stones Lyrics


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Everything is wrong since me and my baby parted
All day long I'm walkin' 'cause I couldn't get my car started
Laid off from my job and I can't afford to check it
I wish somebody'd come along and run into it and wreck it

Come on, since me and my baby parted
Come on, I can't get started
Come on, I can't afford to check it
I wish somebody'd come along and run into it and wreck it

Everything is wrong since I've been without you
Every night I lay awake thinkin' about you
Every time the phone rings it sounds like thunder
Some stupid guy tryin' to reach another number

Come on, since I've been without you
Come on, always thinkin' about you
Come on, phone sounds like thunder
Some stupid guy tryin' to reach another number

Everything is wrong since I last saw you, baby
I really want to see you and I don't mean maybe
I'm doin' ev'rything tryin' to make you see
That I belong to you, hon, and you belong to me

Come on, I want to see you, baby
Come on, I don't mean maybe
Come on, I'm tryin' to make you see
That I belong to you and you belong to me

Come on, I gotta see you, baby
Come on, I don't mean maybe
Come on, I've gotta make you see
That I belong to you and you belong to me

Come on, come on
Come on, come on

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones’s song "Come On" is about the difficulties of life after a breakup. The singer is struggling to adjust to life without his significant other, and everything seems to be going wrong since they parted ways. He talks about how he is having a hard time moving on and is still constantly thinking about his ex. The lyrics show how he is trying to find ways to cope with the situation, such as wishing someone else would run into his car to make matters worse. The chorus, "Come on," is used to urge his ex to take him back, stating that they belong together.


The lyrics are relatable and highlight the emotions one goes through after a breakup, especially when the breakup was unexpected. The song was written during a time when The Rolling Stones were trying to establish their identity in the music industry. It was released as their debut single, and became a commercial success, peaking at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.


Line by Line Meaning

Everything is wrong since me and my baby parted
My life has been completely unsettled since the break-up with my significant other


All day long I'm walkin' 'cause I couldn't get my car started
I've been having transportation issues, making me walk to where I need to go, due to my car not starting


Laid off from my job and I can't afford to check it
I've recently lost my job, and now I can't even afford to fix my car


I wish somebody'd come along and run into it and wreck it
I'm so frustrated with the car that I actually wish someone else would collide with it and demolish it


Everything is wrong since I've been without you
My life has been completely unsettled since I've been without my significant other


Every night I lay awake thinkin' about you
Each night, I can't help but think about my significant other and I struggle with sleep as a result


Every time the phone rings it sounds like thunder
I've been waiting for a call from my significant other, so each time the phone rings, I become anxious and nervous


Some stupid guy tryin' to reach another number
However, it's usually just someone calling the wrong number and not my significant other, which is very disappointing


Everything is wrong since I last saw you, baby
My life has been completely unsettled since I last saw my significant other


I really want to see you and I don't mean maybe
I sincerely want to see my significant other again, and I don't mean a casual encounter


I'm doin' ev'rything tryin' to make you see
I'm putting in a great amount of effort to make my significant other understand my feelings and my sincerity


That I belong to you, hon, and you belong to me
I'm trying to communicate that my significant other and I belong together and that we're meant to be with each other


Come on, come on
I urge and encourage you to come back to me


Come on, since me and my baby parted
I urge my significant other to come back to me since we parted ways


Come on, I can't get started
I urge my significant other to come back to me because I can't seem to start anything new or move on


Come on, I can't afford to check it
I urge my significant other to come back to me because I can't even afford to fix my car without them


Come on, always thinkin' about you
I urge my significant other to come back to me because they're always on my mind


Come on, phone sounds like thunder
I urge my significant other to come back to me because each time the phone rings, I become anxious and nervous, hoping it's them


Come on, I want to see you, baby
I urge my significant other to come see me, expressing my strong desire to see them again


Come on, I don't mean maybe
I urge my significant other to come see me, and I don't mean it just as a casual suggestion


Come on, I'm tryin' to make you see
I urge my significant other to come see me because I'm putting in a great amount of effort to make them understand my feelings and my sincerity


Come on, I've gotta make you see
I urge my significant other to come see me because I'm determined to ensure that they understand my feelings and my sincerity


Come on, I gotta see you, baby
I urge my significant other to come see me, emphasizing the fact that it's an urgent matter to me




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHUCK BERRY

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Greg Halder


on 2000 Light Years From Home

Totally underrated track and album..

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