The Rolling Stones: Wild Horses Meaning

Song Released: 1971

Wild Horses Lyrics

Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can’t let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away

I...

1. anonymous

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   Oct 24th 2009 !⃝

   i think its about a father that was unable to raise his child alone, so he leaves her with a family. breaking the little girls heart to lose her daddy. and than he decides to get her back. but by then she no longer remembers him and wants to stay with her adopted family.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
2. ricksusa

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   Oct 19th 2009 !⃝

   OK THIS IS JUST MY VIEW OF THE SONG TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ITS ABOUT A FATHER AND DAUGHTER WHO LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH.OK BUT THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING THEY SHARE AN ADDICTION TO HEROIN.THEY ONCE HAD A NORMAL FATHER DAUGHTER BOND,BUT IF YOU LISTEN TO THE SONG THE DAUGHTER INTRODUCES HIM TO HEROIN.AND THEN OTHER LINES (I WATCHED YOU SUFFER A DULL ACHING PAIN.BUT NOW YOU HAVE SHOWED ME THE SAME.OK AND WILD HORSES COULDNT DRAG THEM AWAY.THERE ADDICTION IS WITH WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THERE SAD HORRIBLE LIFES AND THEY HAVE LOST ALL HOPE.(GRACELESS LADY(HEROIN) YOU NOW WHO I AM.I JUST CANT LET YOU SLIDE THREW MY HANDS.AND THEN THE MAIN VERSE.HEROIN WITHDRAWEL IS A DULL ACHING PAIN BELIEVE ME I KNOW AND THEY BOTH SHARE THE SAME PAIN.VERY SAD SONG.BUT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER MEAININGS ABOUT THE SONG......THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO ME! BYE.
3. anonymous

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   Sep 16th 2009 !⃝

   It's about the little girl inside the woman. " the things that you wanted i bought them for you. Her family was poor and like everyone she's had her share of pain. Now she's a woman and she finally know's and likes who she is and wild horses couldn't drive her away from who she has become. "graceless lady you know who i am" now she's older and wants to have some fun and do some living before she dies.
4. anonymous

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   Mar 27th 2009 !⃝

   I think this song has two people telling a story. The first two verses are the first person (husband?) acknowledging that his wife (partner?) has a terminal illness, and is watching her suffer the end of her life.
   
   The last verse is the second person (wife) saying that that they've had a good life but her time is near, but she'll see him in the after-life to continue their journey.
5. anonymous

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   Oct 22nd 2008 !⃝

   Does anyone of you know at least A LITTLE of the Rolling stones history????
   Mick didn´t steal Marianne from Brian. Brian's girlfriend was Anita Pallenberg, and the one who stole her from Brian was Keith.
   Keith said about that incident that Brian, Anita and himself were driving on the route going somewhere on vacation. They had a problem, Brian had to go for help and Keith and Anita stayed alone and, as Keith said "amazing things can happen in the back of a car".
   Please, before writing, read a bit!!
6. anonymous

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   Apr 24th 2008 !⃝

   Any of you ever hear of Gram Parsons and his friendship with Keith Richards?
7. anonymous

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   Dec 31st 2007 !⃝

   Keith Richards originally penned this tune, not Mick. Keith wrote it about his son, Marlon. He was leaving on tour and regretted leaving his son behind. Mick Jagger then rewrote the lyrics to fit his relationship with Marianne Faithful, which at the time was falling apart. It's been rumoured that "wild horses couldn't drag me away" was the first thing Marianne said to Mick after she woke up from a drug-induced coma.
8. anonymous

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   Aug 17th 2007 !⃝

   I think it is about a child, and how the father will be there for her no matter what...etc... I don't think he would call his girlfriend 'graceless'.

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9. anonymous

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   Aug 3rd 2007 !⃝

   Actually, this was written shortly after Mick stole Marianne Faithful from Brian Jones. Brian committed suicide shortly thereafter. Marianne and Mick were filming (I think Ned Kelly) in Aurtalia and she was dreaming of Brian and saying, "Wild Horses couldn't drag em away." So Mick cashed in.

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10. Patrick

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    Mar 20th 2006 !⃝

    Mick Jagger said he wrote it for the fans.
11. crack

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    Feb 27th 2006 !⃝

    This song is about a guy who is having trouble with his girl friend. But no matter how much she hurts him, he still will always love her. I have a similar situation with a girl I know and no no matter what she does, I want her to know that I will always love her. By far the stones best works!

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