As the Rolling Stones were entering their psychedelic phase, they received a maximum hassle from the police. After being arrested as part of an allegedly framed drug bust in February 1967 at Keith Richards' estate, Mick Jagger penned the lyrics to "We Love You" from a holding cell, offering thanks to the band's supporters, fans, and the editorial page of the London Times. In his flower-power portrait, the authorities are neo-fascists, the rockers are above it all: "We don't care if you hound we/And love is all around we/ You will never win we/Your uniforms don't fit we/We forget the place we're in 'cause we love you." Nicky Hopkins pounds the piano, John Lennon and Paul McCartney sing in the background, and you can even hear the jail door slam at the beginning. The Stones. We Love You…
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[Intro]
We don't care if you only love we
We don't care if you only love we
[Verse 1]
We love you
We love you
And we hope that you will love we too
[Verse 2]
We love they
We love they
And we want you to love they too
[Bridge]
We don't care if you hound we
And love the dogs around we
Love can't get our minds off
We love you (We love you)
You will never win we
Your uniforms don't fit we
We forget the place we're in
'Cause we love you (We love you)
Of course we do
[Verse 3]
I love you
I love you
And I hope that you are grooving, too
Old School Singles "We Love You" THE ROLLING STONES (1967)