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The Rolling Stones – Waiting On A Friend lyrics
Watching girls go passing by
It ain't the latest thing
I'm just standing in a doorway
I'm just trying to make some sense
Out of these girls go passing by
The tales they tell of men
I'm not waiting on a lady
I'm just waiting on a friend

A smile relieves a heart that grieves
Remember what I said
I'm not waiting on a lady
I'm just waiting on a friend
I'm just waiting on a friend

Don't need a whore
I don't need no booze
Don't need a virgin priest
But I need someone I can cry to
I need someone to protect
Making love and breaking hearts
It is a game for youth
But I'm not waiting on a lady
I'm just waiting on a friend
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Songwriters: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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    The meaning of this song is very simplistic yet very powerful and important! I could break down every line because each of them are very relevant and applicable to life itself! But interpretation is itself a free form of the art of music. Yet a individualistic state of mind as well. So I will give you my perspective men like to look and women know so they're mannerisms fashions etc. Are designed to catch the eyes of men. But if a woman isn't attracted to a man who's eyes are popping out of his head she say "what that perv looking at?" to other women hence "the tales they tell of men" so I think this poses a question that every man has been "trying to make some sense" of "why do women dress provocatively,if us men are not supposed to look?" agreed! But as a man I can't let the woman know that I am looking even though I am secretly undressing her because if she knows that I want her really bad and that my primal urges are for lack of better word "tantalized" well she probably would no longer be very interested in appealing to me! So let the games begin! As a man or if I am a smart man who has any chance of getting lucky, I have to give her the false vibe that I am interested in her personality which honestly I could care less about her name! So basically our relationship if there was one to begin with is already based upon B.S! Do you get it yet? I am pretty sure the moral to this song is cut the bull! I'm don't need a lady who I have to play mind games with I'm just need a friend who I can be honest to and tell hey babe I want to get naked what about you? Ok than shall we! Oh yeah and since we are friends I expect you to tell me if I'm not banging you hard enough Ok? Cool! Let's do this! I think I got the gist of it? Although I might have been somewhat graphic but I don't pull any punches I guess that's why the old lady is already asleep but we're not friends! Which really sucks! I should work on that.
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