“Start Me Up” is a classic rock song by The Rolling Stones. It was released as a single in 1981 and later included on their album “Tattoo You,” which was also released in the same year. The song is known for its catchy guitar riff and energetic performance. “Start Me Up” became one of the band’s signature songs and remains a popular track in their live performances.
The lyrics of the song are about desire and attraction, with Mick Jagger singing about being excited and wanting to get a relationship started. The song’s upbeat tempo and memorable guitar riff make it a staple of classic rock radio and a fan favorite at Rolling Stones concerts.
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Lyrics
If you start me up
If you start me up I’ll never stop
If you start me up
If you start me up I’ll never stopI’ve been running hot
You got me ticking gonna blow my top
If you start me up
If you start me up I’ll never stop
Never stop, never stop, never stopYou make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machineStart it up
If you start it up
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got to, you got to
I can’t compete with the riders in the other heatsIf you rough it up
If you like it I can slide it up, slide it up, slide it up, slide it upDon’t make a grown man cry
Don’t make a grown man cry
Don’t make a grown man cry
My eyes dilate, my lips go green
My hands are greasy
She’s a mean, mean machineStart it up
Start me up
Give it all you got
You got to never, never, never stopSlide it up
Baby up just slide it up
Start it up, start it up, start it up
Never, never, neverYou make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
Ride like the wind at double speed
I’ll take you places that you’ve never, never seenIf you start it up
Love the day and we will never stop, never stop, never stop, never stop
Tough me up
Never stop, never stopYou, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you make a dead man cum
You, you make a dead man cum