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Before They Make Me Run by The Rolling Stones

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The Rolling Stones

Before They Make Me Run

From Some Girls1978

Written by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

Produced by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Glimmer Twins

Lyrics

Before They Make Me Run

[Verse 1] Worked the bars and sideshows along the twilight zone Only a crowd can make you feel so alone And it really hit home Booze and pills and powders, you can choose your medicine Well here's another goodbye to another good friend [Chorus] So after all is said and done Got to move while it's still fun Let me walk before they make me run After all is said and done I got to move, it's still fun I'm going to walk before they make me run [Verse 2] Watched the taillights fading There ain't a dry eye in the house They're laughing and singing Started dancing and drinking as I left town Going to find my way to heaven Because I did my time in hell I wasn't looking too good but I was feeling real well [Chorus] After all is said and done I got to move, I had my fun Let us walk before they make us run [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Well, after all is said and done I did all right, I had my fun I will walk before they make me I will walk before they make me run I will walk before they make me run I will walk before they make me run [Outro] So if it's all been said and done I've got to move, I've had my fun Well let me walk before they make me run Oh let me walk before they make me run I want to walk before they make me run Before they make me run

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About this track

"Before They Make Me Run" is a song by The Rolling Stones from the album Some Girls, released in 1978. The song was written by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger. It was produced by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Glimmer Twins.

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  • Keith Richards— 1,393 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Keith Richards— 1,393 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Mick Jagger— 1,666 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Ron Wood— 404 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Keith Richards— 1,393 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Charlie Watts— 372 credits as songwriter →
  • Keith Richards— 1,393 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Ron Wood— 404 credits as songwriter & producer →

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