Original The Rolling Stones version
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy
'Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy
But a-what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band
'Cause in sleepy London town there's just no place for a street fighting man, no
Hey, think the time is right for a palace revolution
'Cause where I live the game to play is compromise solution
Well then what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band
'Cause in sleepy London town there's just no place for a street fighting man, no
Get down!
Hey, so my name is called disturbance
I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants
And then what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band
'Cause in sleepy London town there's just no place for a street fighting man, no
Get down!
STREET FIGHTING MAN is a song written by is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released by The Rolling Stones on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet. The above lyrics are for the original The Rolling Stones version of STREET FIGHTING MAN as released in 1968.
Bruce Springsteen has performed STREET FIGHTING MAN 28 times during the Born In The U.S.A. Tour, but never again. See the live 29 Jun 1984 version for more details.
List of available versions of STREET FIGHTING MAN on this website:
STREET FIGHTING MAN [Live 29 Jun 1984 version]