Paul McCartney

Released: May 5, 1997

Songwriter: Paul McCartney

Producer: Paul McCartney Jeff Lynne

[Verse 1]
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
Discuss all the vast intricacies of life
We could jaw through the night
Talk about a range of subjects, anything you like
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah, we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time

[Verse 2]
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
And speculate about a cosmic solution
To the sound, blue guitars
Caught up in a philosophical discussion
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah, we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time

[Verse 1]
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life
Yeah, we could jaw through the night
Talk about a range of subjects, anything you like

[Chorus]
But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah, we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time

Yeah, we always came back

[Verse 2]
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
And speculate about the cosmic solution
To the sound, blue guitars
Caught up in a philosophical discussion
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
But we always came back to the songs we were singing
At any particular time
Yes, we always came back to the songs we were singing
At any particular time

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We always came back to the songs we were singing
Ooh, ooh

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.

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