(M. JaggerK. Richards) The hand of fate is on me now It pick me up and knock me down I'm on the run, I'm prison bound The hand of fate is heavy now I killed a man, I'm highway bound The wheel of fortune keeps turning round Turning round, turning round I should have known it was a one horse town My sweet girl was once his wife He had papers the judge had signed The wind blew hard, it was stormy night He shot me once, but I shot him twice The hand of fate is on me now It pick me up and it kicked me right down Kicked me right down Kicked me right down I had to save her life Yeah, I gunned him twice Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy Yeah, I watched him die He was a barroom man, the violent kind He had no love for that gal of mine Then one day in a drinking bout He swore he'd throw me right of town The hand of fate is on me now I shot that man I put him underground I put him underground Yes I did I'm on the run, I hear the hounds My luck is up, my chips are down So goodbye baby, so long now Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child The hand of fate is on me now Yeah it's too late Too late baby, too late now The hand of fate is on me now The hand of fate is heavy now It pick you up and knock you down
- Mick Taylor had left the band, and The Stones were auditioning lead guitarists while recording Black And Blue. American session man Wayne Perkins played on this and almost got the job, but Ron Wood beat him out.
- This is about a man who commits murder for the love of a woman.
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