Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Acoustic guitar: Keith Richards
Electric guitars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Ron Wood
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Backing vocals: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Ron Wood
Piano: Chuck Leavell
 

I was 21, naive, not cynical, I tried to please
Her wit, her speech, her repartee impressed me almost instantly

She went all the way
All the way (down)

She showed me sex a hundred ways and how she pimped 'em, how she paid 'em
And all the daughters, all the sons, all were welcome, all would come
Yeah

We went all the way
All the way (down)

I was being Mr. Cool, just a snotty little fool, like kids are now
I dreamed of reaching greater heights, I raved about it every night, and talked

She's there when I close my eyes

How the years rush on by, birthdays, kids and suicides
But still I play the fool and strut, still you're a slut

Hey baby

All the way...
Down, down, down

You give me back my time up now, I can see it if I close my eyes
Was every minute just a waste? Was every hour a foolish chase?

No, I don't believe you slipped all the way...
 
 

TrackTalk

All the Way Down's obviously a song about a long time ago.

Well, All the Way Down started very light-hearted but it got more serious - about this girl I use to know that put me in a "bad" way - (laughs) MANY years ago. It's sort of nostalgic but you have to listen to it really, the words - it didn' t sound like that. It's got a pretty bit in the middle, (sings high) She's there when I close my eyes, (deeper) There when I close my eyes...

All the Way Down could have been a better song - we didn't explore its full potential...

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