Live With Me
The Rolling Stones Lyrics


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I got nasty habits, I take tea at three
Yes, and the meat I eat for dinner
Must be hung up for a week
My best friend, he shoots water rats
And feeds them to his geese
Don'cha think there's a place for you
In between the sheets?
Come on now, honey
We can build a home for three
Come on now, honey
Don't you want to live with me?

And there's a score of harebrained children
They're all locked in the nursery
They got earphone heads they got dirty necks
They're so 20th century
Well they queue up for the bathroom
'Round about 7:35
Don'cha think we need a woman's touch to make it come alive?

You'd look good pram pushing down the high street
Come on now, honey
Don't you want to live with me?

Whoa, the servants they're so helpful, dear
The cook she is a whore
Yes, the butler has a place for her
Behind the pantry door
The maid, she's French, she's got no sense
She's wild for Crazy Horse
And when she strips, the chauffeur flips
The footman's eyes get crossed

Don'cha think there's a place for us
Right across the street




Don'cha think there's a place for you
In between the sheets?

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones's song "Live With Me" is a bold and provocative piece that speaks of vices, lust, and hedonism. The lyrics depict the singer's lifestyle, characterized by nasty habits and bizarre preferences. The opening lines, "I got nasty habits, I take tea at three. Yes, and the meat I eat for dinner. Must be hung up for a week," suggest that the singer is a finicky and eccentric person, who has peculiar requirements when it comes to food and drink.


The second stanza of the song depicts a scene of children locked in the nursery, hooked on earphones, and obsessed with their hygiene. The song points out that the 20th century has created a generation of children who are robotic and disconnected from the real world. The singer implies that they require a woman's touch to enliven their environment, and bring some sense of reality to their lives.


The final stanza focuses on the servants who work in the affluent household or perhaps the hotel where the singer resides. The lines, "the cook she is a whore, yes, the butler has a place for her" suggest that the servants' lives are no less complicated than those of the privileged guests. The singer also makes a sexual innuendo in the line "when she strips, the chauffeur flips," indicating that lust and hedonism pervade every corner of this world. The song's title, "Live With Me," seems to incite the listener or the potential lover to join the singer in this world of debauchery, despite its gruesome aspects.


Line by Line Meaning

I got nasty habits, I take tea at three
I have habits that are not ideal and I like to take tea at three.


Yes, and the meat I eat for dinner Must be hung up for a week
The meat I eat must be hung up for a week before I eat it for dinner.


My best friend, he shoots water rats And feeds them to his geese
My friend kills water rats and gives them to his geese as food.


Don'cha think there's a place for you In between the sheets?
Do you not think that there is a place for you in bed with me?


Come on now, honey We can build a home for three
Let us build a home for the two of us and a child.


And there's a score of harebrained children They're all locked in the nursery
There are many unruly children locked up in the nursery.


They got earphone heads they got dirty necks They're so 20th century
The children have earphones and dirty necks, like something from the previous century.


Well they queue up for the bathroom 'Round about 7:35
They line up for the bathroom around 7:35.


Don'cha think we need a woman's touch to make it come alive?
Do you not think we need a woman's touch to add some life to this place?


You'd look good pram pushing down the high street
You would look good pushing a stroller down the high street.


Come on now, honey Don't you want to live with me?
Come on now, don't you want to live with me?


Whoa, the servants they're so helpful, dear The cook she is a whore
The servants are helpful, but the cook is promiscuous.


Yes, the butler has a place for her Behind the pantry door
The butler has a hiding spot for the cook behind the pantry door.


The maid, she's French, she's got no sense She's wild for Crazy Horse
The maid is French and has no sense, but is a fan of Crazy Horse.


And when she strips, the chauffeur flips The footman's eyes get crossed
When the maid takes off her clothes, the chauffeur becomes excited and the footman's eyes cross.


Don'cha think there's a place for us Right across the street
Do you not think there is a place for us across the street.


Don'cha think there's a place for you In between the sheets?
Do you not think there is a place for you in bed with me?




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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I got nasty habits, I take tea at three
Yes, and the meat I eat for dinner
Must be hung up for a week
My best friend, he shoots water rats
And feeds them to his geese
Don'cha think there's a place for you
In between the sheets?

Come on now, honey
We can build a home for three
Don't you wanna live with me?

And there's a score of harebrained children
They're all locked in the nursery
They got earphone heads they got dirty necks
They're so 20th century
Well they queue up for the bathroom
'Round about 7:35
Don'cha think we need a woman's touch to make it come alive?

You'd look good pram pushing
Down the high street
Don't you wanna live with me?

Whoa, the servants they're so helpful, dear
The cook she is a whore
Yes, the butler has a place for her
Behind the pantry door
The maid, she's French, she's got no sense
She's wild for Crazy Horse
And when she strips, the chauffeur flips
The footman's eyes get crossed

Don'cha think there's a place for us
Right across the street
Don'cha think there's a place for you,
In between the sheets?



All comments from YouTube:

@KentuckyWaterfall13

Let it Bleed is a masterpiece of a album. In 2020, anyone listening to it?

@anton1949

Oh yeah!

@anderson088

Ya, this song 🎵

@barry1369

@Tawanyh Ladrón de Guevara Rozin the first time I’ve really banged out the album was this year. There’s always been songs I’ve loved off it but I’ve listened to the whole thing from start to finish god knows how many times this year

@alevwm

Yes, I do.

@machinegunjackmcgurn4188

Are you serious?
That’s like asking if I’m still breathing.

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@composerdave68

Just goes to show you how great Let It Bleed is. So many classic songs on it that a great song like this goes underappreciated. And Keef's bass...oh man. What a great bass line.

@NewarkBay357

10 songs, 6 great ones. and two good ones. This is in the great pile. At one time, the most popular for requests,.

@jerrymammoser9101

Keith played bass here?

@robertweingartner2055

@Jerry Mammoser yes he did.

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