"Hang Fire" — Tattoo You (1981). A brilliant piece of Stones social satire about British unemployment.
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
In the sweet old country where I come from
Nobody ever works
Yeah nothing gets done
We hang fire, we hang fire
You know marrying money is a full time job
I don't need the aggravation
I'm a lazy slob
I hang fire, I hang fire
Hang fire, put it on the wire
We've got nothing to eat
We got nowhere to work
Nothing to drink
We just lost our shirts
I'm on the dole
We ain't for hire
Say what the hell
Say what the hell, hang fire
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire
Doo doo doo
Take a thousand dollars go have some fun
Put it all on at a hundred to one
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire
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- From Tattoo You (1981). Written during the Some Girls sessions (1978). The lyrics address British industrial decline and unemployment — a swipe at Britain during the Thatcher era. Released as a single in 1982.