Exile on mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down Exile on mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down
[all down the line] Mmm heard the diesel drumming all down the line Mmm heard the wires a-humming all down the line Oh, yeah heard the women sighing all down the line Oh, yeah heard the children crying all down the line
All down the line we'll be watching out for trouble, yeah
[tumbling dice] Women think I'm tasty But they're always trying to waste me And make me burn the candle right down But baby, baby I don't need no jewels in my frown 'cause all you women is low down gamblers Cheating like I don't know how But baby there's a fever in the funk house now This low down bitchings got my poor feet a-itching Do you know the deuce is still wild Baby can't stay, you got to roll me And call me the tumbling dice
[intro] Exile on mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down Now let it loose, now come on, let it all hang down Eh round up those people, move them out of town Gimmie little drink from your loving cup Now shake your hip mama, keep me all shook up Feeling so doggone happy like a natural child Oh help me do the boogie all down the line Come on virginia, let's shoot some dice My sweet black angel, shine a light
[shine a light] Saw you stretched out in room ten o nine With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye Couldn't see to get a line on you, my sweet honey love Berber, jewelry jangling down the street Making bloodshot eyes at every woman that you meet Come out baby to get a high on you, my sweet honey love
May the good lord shine a light on you Make every song you sing your favorite tune May the good lord shine a light on you Warm like the evening sun. Well you're drunk in the alley baby...
[happy] Never kept a dollar past sunset It always burned a hole in my pants Never made a school mama happy, Never blew a second chance
I need a love to keep me happy, I need a love to keep me happy Baby baby keep me happy, Baby keep me happy
Always took candy from strangers, Didn't want to get me no trade Never want to be like papa, Working for the boss every night and day
I need a love to keep me happy, I need a love to keep me happy Baby baby keep me happy, Baby baby keep me happy
[outro] Exile on mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down Exile on mainstreet, it's a low down dirty ground.
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