Can't You Hear Me Knocking

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a song by British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it at #25 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time." The song begins with a guitar intro that both Keith Richards and Mick Taylor contributed to, evolving into a rhythm riff played by Richards. At two minutes and forty-three seconds, an instrumental break begins, with Rocky Dijon on congas; saxophonist Bobby Keys performs an extended saxophone solo over the layered guitar work of Richards and Taylor. Taylor then takes over from Keys and carries the song to its finish with a lengthy guitar solo.

[Verse 1] Yeah, you got satin shoes Yeah, you got plastic boots Y'all got cocaine eyes Yeah, you got speed-freak jive, now Can't you hear me knockin' on your window? Can't you hear me knockin' on your door? Can't you hear me knockin' down your dirty street? Yeah [Chorus 1] Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger [Verse 2] Can't you hear me knockin', ahh, are you safe asleep? Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, down the gas light street, now Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, throw me down the keys Alright now [Chorus 2] Hear me ringing big bell tolls Hear me singing soft and low I've been begging on my knees I've been kickin', help me please [Outro] Hear me prowlin' (I'm gonna take you down) Hear me growlin' (Yeah, I've got flat-ten feet now, now, now, now) Hear me howlin' (And all, all around your street now) Hear me knockin' (And all, all around your town)