The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By Meaning
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Song Released: 1965
As Tears Go By Lyrics
I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see
But not for me
I sit and watch
As tears go by
My riches can't buy everything
I want to hear the children sing
All I hear is the sound
Of...
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It's about getting old and watching the children play. Doing things I use to do they they think are new. I set and watch as tears go by.
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I always thought the song was about missing a lost love and the mention of children was somehow bringing up those memories and only incidental to the larger meaning of the song
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it's sad. But at the same time is a happy song.
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