Released: October 31, 1988

Songwriter: Sid Robin Joe Shelton Bob Shelton

Producer: Paul McCartney

[Verse 1]
Well, well, well
Just because you think you're so pretty
And just because your mama thinks you're hot
Just because you think you've got something
That nobody has got

Well, you know you made me spend all my money, honey
You laughed and you called me old Santa Claus
Ooh, I'm telling you baby, I'm through with you
Because, well well, just because

[Verse 2]
Well, just because you think I'll be lonesome
And just because you think that I'll be blue
Just because you think I'll be foolish
I'll stand around, wait around for you

And though you made me drop all my girlfriends
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
Ooh, I'm telling you baby, I'm through with you
Because, well well, just because
Come on, boys

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Well, there will come a time when you'll be lonesome
And there will come a time when you'll be blue
There'll come a time when ol' Santa
Hey, he won't pay the bills for you

Ooh just because you think I'll be foolish
Honey, you laughed and called me old Santa Claus
I'm telling you baby, I'm through with you
Because, well well, just because
Aw, come on

[Piano Solo]

[Verse 1]
Well, just because you think you're so pretty
And just because your mama thinks you're the hottest thing in town
Well just because you think you've got something
Ooh that nobody has got

Well, you know you made me spend all my money, honey
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
Well, I'm telling you, baby, I'm through with you
Because, well well, just because, yeah
Because, well well, just because, mmm mmm
Because, well well, just because

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, born June 18, 1942, is the single most successful music artist of all time. He found worldwide fame as the bass player and vocalist for The Beatles, and has continued to enjoy commercial success long after the band’s breakup.

His post-Beatles projects—the most lucrative of which was the band Wings, alongside then-wife Linda Eastman—have been met with mixed critical reception but he still retains a substantial public following, regularly conducting worldwide arena tours well into his later years.

His album sales with The Beatles, Wings and solo endeavours combined come to over 100 million, and his net worth was estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion circa 2018. He was knighted in 1997 and is known for his activism.