Paul McCartney

Released: April 17, 1997

Songwriter: Paul McCartney

Producer: Paul McCartney Jeff Lynne

[Verse 1]
I saw you sitting at the center of a circle
Everybody, everybody wanted something from you
I saw you sitting there

[Verse 2]
Saw you swaying to the rhythm of the music
Caught you playing, caught you praying to the voice inside you
Saw you swaying there

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I don't care what you wanna be
I go back so far, I'm in front of me
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away, hey hey

[Chorus]
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight

[Verse 3]
I heard you listening to a secret conversation
You were crying, you were trying not to let them hear you
I heard you listening in

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Never mind what they want to do
You've got a right to your point of view
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away, hey hey

[Chorus]
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight

[Instrumental Break]
I can see the world tonight

[Verse 4]
I saw you hiding from a flock of paparazzi
You were hoping, you were hoping
That the ground would swallow you
I saw you hiding there

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I don't care what you wanna be
I go back so far, I'm in front of me
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away, hey hey

[Chorus]
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight

[Outro]
Look into the future
I can see the world tonight
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
I can see the world tonight

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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