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Gotta Get A Grip

by Mick Jagger

on Gotta Get A Grip / England Lost (2017)

Got to get a grip
Beat it with a stick
Got to get a grip
Shoot 'em from the hip

The world is upside down
Led by lunatics and clowns
No one speaks the truth
And the madhouse runs the town

Well you gotta get a grip
Beat 'em with a stick
You gotta get a grip

Everybody's stuffing their pockets
Everybody's on the take, the news is all fake
Let 'em eat chicken and let 'em eat steak
Let 'em eat shit, let 'em eat cake

You gotta get a grip
You gotta get a grip
You gotta keep it zipped
And shoot 'em from the hip

Yeah, yeah you gotta get a grip
Beat 'em with a stick

I tried diversion and I tried coercion
Meditation and medication
And LA culture and aquapuncture
And overeating and sexy meetings

Induced insanity, Christianity
Long walks and fast drives
And wild clubs and low dives
And I pushed and I strived

But I can't get you, can't get you
Can't get you out of my mind
Got to get a grip

Oh yeah
Oh no
Oh yeah
Beat 'em with a stick

Immigrants are pouring in
Refugees under your skin
Keep 'em under, keep 'em out
Intellectual, shut your mouth

Beat 'em with a stick
Oh yeah
Gotta get a grip
Gotta get a grip

Chaos, crisis, instability, ISIS
Lies and scandals, wars and vandals
Metadata scams and policy shams
Put 'em in a slammer

Gotta get a grip
Gotta get a grip
Gotta get a grip, come on

Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Gotta get a grip
Put 'em in a slammer
Gotta get a
Put 'em in a slammer
Gotta get a grip, come on
Beat 'em with a stick
Beat 'em with a stick
Oh yeah
Oh yeah