Come On
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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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
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
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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Cissy2cute
The brilliance of Brian on harmonica. Almost like a "second vocalist". It really wails during the bridge. Sounds like he was really enjoying himself and loving every second.
flimbambo
Lovely harp playing on this
flimbambo
Wow. Never heard this. Jones sounds fantastic on harp. They didn’t play this song much live so this is a gem!
Tony Lombardi
Their first single, a Chuck Berry cover released 1963. It charted well in the U.K. at #20 but didn't enter the top 100 in the U.S.
Jared Craver
My favorite harmonica of any song ive ever heard, love this so much
theMasterChiefRules
I don’t know if you like “outlaw country” but there’s a fantastic old documentary called Heartworn Highways and there’s a section they filmed in a recording studio with an artist and some studio musicians and one of them plays some amazing harmonica. If you liked this it’s worth checking out just for that.
sabiniano maia
The greatest band ever!!
David Craggs
The first record I ever bought. Saw them a year latter (‘64) at Stockton Odeon. They played this and were brilliant !
zlameli
❤ Id give anything for a chance to see the Stones in a small club playing old stuff.
Mike Hale
Me too, I'm living in Devon so I would be really lucky.