Mixed Emotions

The Rolling Stones · Grrr! [2012]

Button your lip baby

Button your coat

Let's go out dancing

Go for the throat

Let's bury the hatchet

Wipe out the past

Make love together

Stay on the path

You're not the only one

With mixed emotions

You're not the only ship

Adrift on this ocean

This coming and going

Is driving me nuts

This to-ing and fro-ing

Is hurting my guts

So get off the fence

You creasing your butt

Life is a party

Let's get out and strut yeh

You're not the only one

With mixed emotions

You're not the only ship

Adrift on this ocean

You're not the only one

That's feeling lonesome

You're not the only one

With mixed emotions

You're not the only one

You're not the only one

Let's grab the world

By the scruff of the neck

And drink it down deeply

Let's love it to death

So button your lip

Button your coat

Let's go out and dancing

Let's rock and roll

You're not the only one

With mixed emotions

You're not the only ship

Adrift on this ocean

You're not the only one

That's feeling lonesome

You're not the only one

With mixed emotions

Mixed emotions

You're not the only one

You're not the only one...

Mixed Emotions

Mixed Emotions stands as a compelling song in The Rolling Stones' extensive discography, appearing on their 2012 album Grrr!. The track captures the band's enduring ability to blend rock energy with introspective lyrical themes, a hallmark of their later career recordings. While the album serves as a compilation of their vast catalogue, this song highlights the group's continued relevance and musical evolution decades after their initial rise to fame. It reflects the complex emotional landscape often explored in their work, balancing the raw power of their instrumentation with moments of vulnerability. As part of a collection that includes classic hits and deeper cuts, Mixed Emotions offers listeners a glimpse into the band's sophisticated approach to songwriting and arrangement during this era.