Paul McCartney

Released: May 17, 1971

Featuring: Linda McCartney

Songwriter: Linda McCartney Paul McCartney

Producer: Linda McCartney Paul McCartney

[Verse 1]
I guess you never knew, dear boy
What you had found
I guess you never knew, dear boy
That she was just the cutest thing around
I guess you never knew what you had found, dear boy

[Verse 2]
I guess you never saw, dear boy (dear boy, dear boy)
That love was there (love was there)
And maybe when you look too hard, dear boy (look too hard)
You never do become aware (unaware)
I guess you never did become aware, dear boy (love was there)

[Chorus]
When I stepped in
My heart was down and out
But her love came through and brought me around
Got me up and about

[Bridge]
Dear boy
Dear boy, dear boy
Dear boy

[Chorus]
When I stepped in
My heart was down and out
But her love came through and brought me around
Got me up and about

[Verse 3]
I hope you never know, dear boy
How much you missed
And even when you fall in love, dear boy
It won't be half as good as this
I hope you never know how much you missed
Dear boy, how much you missed, dear boy

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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