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1981 · From the album Tattoo You

Start Me Up

by The Rolling Stones

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03 · Lyrics

"Start Me Up"

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 stop

I've been running hot

You got me wrecking gonna blow my top

If you start me up

If you start me up, I'll never stop

Never stop, never stop, never stop

You 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 machine

Start it up

If you start me up

Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got

I can't compete

With the riders in the other heats

If you rough it up

If you like it you can slide it up

Slide it up, slide it up, slide it up

Don'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 won't wait

My hands are greasy, she's a mean, mean machine

Start it up

Start me up

Give it all you got

You got to never, never, never stop

Slide it up, whoo

Oh baby, just slide it up

Slide it up, slide it up, never, never, never

You 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 seen

Start it up

Let me tell you we will never stop, never stop

Never, never, never stop

Start me up

Never stop, never stop

You, you, you make a grown man cry

You, you make a dead man come

You, you make a dead man come

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04 · FAQ

Frequently asked

When was "Start Me Up" released?
"Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones was released on August 14, 1981 on the album "Tattoo You".
What genre is "Start Me Up"?
"Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones falls within the blues, hard rock, british blues genres.
What album is "Start Me Up" on?
"Start Me Up" appears on the album "Tattoo You" by The Rolling Stones.
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