AS TEARS GO BY

First song ever penned by Jagger/Richards. Recorded on October 26, 1965. Released in U.S. on December 6, 1965 on December's Children.

Vocal: Mick Jagger; 12 String Acoustic Guitar: Keith Richards; Strings: Mike Leander Orchestra.

AS TEARS GO BY
(Jagger/Richards)

It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see
But not for me
I sit and watch
As tears go by

My riches can't buy everything
I want to hear the children sing
All I hear is the sound
Of rain falling on the ground
I sit and watch
As tears go by

It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Doin' things I used to do
They think are new
I sit and watch
As tears go by
 

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