Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rolling Sly Stone

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I should be on my way
I really ought not stay
Far to strong, pin up on
Hear my conscience "I'm gone!"

I should have let you know
This boy was made to roam
The band is who I'm married to
And this is what god said to do

I let my motor stray
Forgive me where I play
Sending my love to a Tennessee
She got style now lets see

I remember who
to surrender to
The captain of my ship is brave
It's brother's hood on a mother's day

Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do

I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

I'm off to wonderland
Just in my second hand
Life is short but ain't it grand
I'm a way outside but in demand

I'll take it on my chin
Go back and forth again
Find me on some telephone
With a broken down voice and a shaky tone

Do unto others who
You would have do to you
Ain't no way I'd ever trade
That sparer life for this piece of shade

Destined for battle zone
Why's there no lesson on
The lesson's not to wait for me
Unless you got a taste for the bittersweet

Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do

I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

Let your joy decide
Let your joy decide
Everything we do

Let your joy decide
Let your joy decide
Everything we do

Let your motor ride
Let your motor ride
Everything we do

Ow, hit me

Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do
Do do do dit do

I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

We could have made it our love
We could have steered it through
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

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    General Comment:First of all, I love this song. It's amazing. Huge fan of the Chili's.

    But? The lyrics on this page are wrong. Lizzy_Pepper you're right it's : This Boy Was Made To Roam not Boat made to Row.

    And it's : I show enough I love you, I Show enough, I do. Not Aw sure.

    I hope they correct it x
    Flag play_avec_moion August 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's about Sly 'Rolling' Stone and his divorce to his wife due to the amount of strain on the marriage because of touring, also the fact that Sly might have been messing around, reflected in the lyrics 'Aw sure enough I love, Aw sure enough I do, so just remember who you, who you surrender to' which is Sly's wife telling him not to sleep with other women on tour.
    Flag RHCPFleaon May 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:for ages i thought it was
    'i've shown enough, i love you,
    i've shown enough, i do'...

    i also thought it was
    'this boy was made to roam'
    as opposed to
    'this boat was made to row'
    i like my version better..

    anyways pretty much one of my fave chili lyrics~
    'the band is who im married to'
    Flag lizzy_pepperon August 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Next chillis album...bring it on. by this sample, its gonna be great. also...chocolate, im not sure that RHCP would intentionally copy a set of notes shown earlier by that asshole Nelly
    Flag venu_rm1286on January 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I just bought Hyde Park Live. When I was in France in 2003 I met this italian girl who told me she was going to see this concert. I was so jealous. And I got to Paris 2 days after the Chili Peppers left after doing a concert there! :(

    This song is awsome though. I love the bassline and the "dooo do do dit do." Funky.
    Flag adam07on October 02, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Ready Made is a song from their new album, And 21st Century, they're pretty cool

    Edited by shahman on September 17 2005, at 07:45PM

    Flag ANTWANmyMANon September 17, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:THE BASS LINE FUNKIN ROCKS!!!!!!!
    Flag freakystyleyon August 12, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:omg the chilis where beggining to sound average but if there new album sounds like this omg omg!!!! This song rocks and is so funky im glad the played this in Hyde Park its made me really excited for the new album.
    Flag freakystyleyon August 12, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:what a gr8 song!!!!!
    dont worry bigsnix, a lot of their new song will be like this
    Flag ANTWANmyMANon July 29, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Man, I hope all new Chilis songs kick this much ass! This is my official pimpin song and a great tribute to Sly, a master of funk and I agree its so about Sly and his wife's split cuz all that touring
    Flag bigsnixon July 06, 2005   Link

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