Ringo Starr

Released: September 20, 1977

[Verse 1]
Me and billy were a couple of kids
Nobody knew about the things that we did
Sharing our toys and riding our bikes
We thought it would last for the rest of our lives

[Chorus 1]
But we gave it all up
We gave it all up
We gave it all up for school

[Verse 2]
Then my family had to move out of town
Made some new friends and started hanging around
Started stealing like the rest of the guys
My friend got caught, i saw the fears in his eyes

[Chorus 1]

[Verse 3]
She was eighteen and i topped her by one
She said she's heard about the bad things I've done
But she loved me and she just didn't care
But one night she needed me and i wasn't there

So she gave me right up, (gave me right up
She gave me right up, (gave me right up
She gave me right up for love

As i look back and wonder
Have i wasted my time?
Will i ever learn the meaning of life
Will i learn it in time

So i sit here with a couple of beers
Wondering how I've lasted all of these years
You're beside me and it's feeling so right
How i'd like to thank you for the rest of my life

[Chorus 1][x3]

Best known as the drummer for The Beatles, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey, 1940) also had a moderately successful solo career (with hits like “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Photograph”) and was the narrator for Thomas The Tank Engine.

His country-infused nickname emerged from a tendency to wear rings on his fingers.

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