Paul McCartney

Released: August 25, 1986

Songwriter: Paul McCartney Eric Stewart

Producer: Paul McCartney Hugh Padgham

[Verse 1]
Can I get you to give me a minute of your time?
Can I get you to slip me the answer?
Can I get you to show me a little of your mime?
You were always a very good dancer

[Verse 2]
I'd be happy to show you a bit of what I found
I'd be happy to share in its beauty
I'd be happy to lay low, inevitably bound
I would only be doing my duty

[Pre-Chorus]
I wait, I wait
I can wait
I can wait back in the bar
I can wait, I can wait
I can wait back in the car
I'll be waiting for you

[Chorus]
Stranglehold, you know you've got one on me
I don't want to go without you
Stranglehold, you've got me where you want me
But I want to know more about you
I want to know more about you

[Verse 3]
Are you willing to wager a little of your life?
Are you willing to take such a gamble?
Are you ready to walk on the edge of the knife?
Then I think we can skip the preamble

[Pre-Chorus]
I wait, I wait
I can wait
I can wait
I can wait back in the bar
I can wait, I can wait
I can wait back in the car
I'll be waiting for you
I'll be waiting

[Chorus]
Stranglehold, you know you've got one on me
I don't want to go without you
Stranglehold, you've got me where you want me
And I want to know more about you
I want to know more about you

[Outro]
I can wait
I can wait back in the bar
I can wait, I can wait
I can wait back in the car
I'll be waiting for you

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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