Jealous Lover Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

[Intro]
Listen to me
Oooo, oooh
Yeah, yeah

[Verse]
You said you'd let me live my life
No fetters and no chains
I believed your every word
Now your tune has changed
One day after coffee
You fixed me with a stare
And said, "Where were you on Friday night?
Tell me who was there"

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, the problem is
The only problem is
You're such a part of me

[Chorus]
Yeah, hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
You pray like a mantis
You're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
The joke's right on me
You're clinging like ivy
You're choking a tree, mm
That's right

[Verse]
We were once so generous
Sharing secrets of the heart
Now the fruit is turning sour
Got a bad taste in my mouth
Can't control the ocean
You can't control the waves
Can't control the shadows
Flickering in my cave

[Pre-Chorus]
But there's just one thing
Well, there's just one thing
There'll only be a half of me, yeah

[Chorus]
Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
Your eyes full of envy
And you're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
Your words harsh and mean
You pray like a mantis
You're feeding off me

[Bridge]
Let it go, let it go, let it go now
Let it go, let it go, let it go now
Come on
Hand off me
(Let it go, let it go, let it go)
You got to let me go, baby
Let it go, let it go, let it go, yeah
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Come on, come on, baby, yeah

[Chorus]
Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
You pray like a mantis
And yYou're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
The joke's right on me
The pearls 'round your neck
They don't make you a queen
Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
Your eyes are so cutting
You're my own guillotine
Hands off, jealous lover
Your words harsh and mean
You pray like a mantis
You're feeding off me