I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes.
I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.
It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They just like to speculate in print. We like fact-checking!
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up.
When Gimme Shelter was recorded, early '69 or something, it was a time of war and tension, so that's reflected in this tune. It's still wheeled out when big storms happen, as they did the other week. It's been used a lot to evoke natural disaster.