Released: March 23, 1979
Songwriter: Paul McCartney
Producer: Chris Thomas Paul McCartney
[Intro]
What does she get for all the love she gave you
There on the ladder of regret?
Mighty river, give her all she gets
[Verse 1]
What does she get for all the love she gave you
There on the ladder of regret?
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets
Where are the prizes for the games she entered
With little chance of much success?
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets
[Bridge 1]
Come on, river, overflow
Let your love for your people show
Come on, river, flow through me
Let your love for your people be
You are the river, I am the stream
Flow mighty river through me
[Verse 2]
What does it pay to play the leading lady
When like the damsel in distress
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets?
[Bridge 2]
No less (no less), no more (no more)
No sea (no sea), no shore (no shore)
No sand (no sand), no pail (no pail)
No fairy tale anymore
[Bridge 1]
Come on, river, flow through me
Don't be stopped by insanity
Come on, river, overflow
Let your love for your neighbours grow
You are the river, I am the stream
Flow mighty river through me
[Outro]
Daytime, nighttime suffering is all she gets
Daytime, nighttime suffering is all she gets, woah oh
Daytime, nighttime, nighttime suffering is all she gets
What does she get for all the love she gave you?
What does she get for all the love she gave you
There on the ladder of regret?
Mighty river, give her all she gets
[Verse 1]
What does she get for all the love she gave you
There on the ladder of regret?
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets
Where are the prizes for the games she entered
With little chance of much success?
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets
[Bridge 1]
Come on, river, overflow
Let your love for your people show
Come on, river, flow through me
Let your love for your people be
You are the river, I am the stream
Flow mighty river through me
[Verse 2]
What does it pay to play the leading lady
When like the damsel in distress
Daytime nighttime suffering is all she gets?
[Bridge 2]
No less (no less), no more (no more)
No sea (no sea), no shore (no shore)
No sand (no sand), no pail (no pail)
No fairy tale anymore
[Bridge 1]
Come on, river, flow through me
Don't be stopped by insanity
Come on, river, overflow
Let your love for your neighbours grow
You are the river, I am the stream
Flow mighty river through me
[Outro]
Daytime, nighttime suffering is all she gets
Daytime, nighttime suffering is all she gets, woah oh
Daytime, nighttime, nighttime suffering is all she gets
What does she get for all the love she gave you?
more tracks from the album
Wingspan: Hits and History
- Band on the Run
- Listen to What the Man Said
- Call Me Back Again
- Pipes of Peace
- Waterfalls
- Take It Away
- Tug of War
- Daytime Nighttime Suffering
- Coming Up
- No More Lonely Nights
- Goodnight Tonight
- Bip Bop/Hey Diddle
- Venus and Mars/Rockshow
- C Moon
- No More Lonely Nights (Playout version)
- Junior’s Farm (DJ edit)
- Let ’Em In
- Helen Wheels
- Let Me Roll It
- Rockestra Theme
- Girlfriend
- Every Night
- The Lovely Linda
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
- Mull of Kintyre
- Maybe I’m Amazed
- Live and Let Die
- Too Many People
- Junk
- Man We Was Lonely
- Silly Love Songs
- My Love
- Tomorrow
- Another Day
- The Back Seat of My Car
- Bluebird
- Jet
- Heart of the Country
- With a Little Luck (DJ Edit)
From the album
- Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)
Paul McCartney & Wings popular songs
- Band on the Run
- Live and Let Die
- Jet
- Silly Love Songs
- My Love
- Let ’Em In
- Let Me Roll It
- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
- Mull of Kintyre
- Dear Friend
- Arrow Through Me
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Bluebird
- C Moon
- Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)
- Rock Show
- Mrs. Vandebilt
- Wild Life
- Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
- With a Little Luck
- Listen to What the Man Said
- Give Ireland Back to the Irish
- Mamunia
- Junior’s Farm