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Almost Hear You Sigh

Feb 13, 2001

I can almost hear you sigh
I can almost hear you cry
On every crowded street
All the places we would meet

What will I do without you
They say that life goes on
I'm feeling sorry for myself
I can't believe you're gone

You acted much too calm
You turned on all the charm
You had a cold look in your eyes
I can feel your tongue on mine
Silky smooth like wine
I'm living with those memories
That's all that's left of you and me

I can almost hear you sigh
Almost hear you cry
When you made sweet love to me
And you turned on all the charm
Acted much too calm
You had a cold look in your eyes

Did it mean nothing
Was it all in vain
Was I just your fool
Or was the pleasure pain
Have you set me free
Or will I wake up
In the morning
And find out it's been a bad dream
Come on, I beg you
I want to be your main man

I can almost hear you sigh
Almost hear you cry
When you make sweet love to me
Almost see your smile
It stretched half a mile
You had a stone cold look in your eyes

There were a couple (of songs) that I'd started working on during my own album. They were embryonic at the time, and since I didn't use them, I said to (Mick), Well, I think there's something here you might like. It was slight recall on “Beast of Burden.” and I know Mick likes singing that sort of thing. It suits him better than it does me…. When you're playing something like that, the obvious thing you start hitting is the soul licks. When we first did “Almost Hear You Sigh”, I played it very much like “Beast of Burden.” In fact, it was TOO much like it, so I called it “Cousin of Beast of Burden” (laughs) - I don't know if it was going to get any further than a poor relative. But as we started to add the bridge part and it started to open up for me. - Keith Richards, 1989

A hit single from the 1989 album Steel Wheels. The song is credited to Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Steve Jordan. Jordan was the drummer for The Blues Brother. On the recommendation of Charlie Watts, Keith drafted Jordan into the X-Pensive Winos.

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1. Oct 31, 2001 10:21 PM
i always thought mick wrote this song, it's one of my favorites. i sort of take it personal, however i take a lot of stone's songs personal. and yes he is capable of feeling this way, his problem is t ...

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