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The World Tonight Lyrics
[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
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
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
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
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Genius Annotation
In The World Tonight, Paul views a celebrity in desperate need for some peace and quiet. This was one of the several tracks on Flaming Pie that Paul wrote on vacation, here Paul was in the U.S, where celebrities are constantly looked at.
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What did Paul McCartney say about "The World Tonight"?
- 2.The World Tonight
- 3.If You Wanna
- 4.Somedays
- 5.Young Boy
- 6.Calico Skies
- 7.Flaming Pie
- 10.Souvenir
- 11.Little Willow
- 12.Really Love You
- 13.Beautiful Night
- 14.Great Day
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Recorded At
Engineer
Percussion
Piano
Bass
Guitar
Drums
Vocals
Keyboards
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Harmony Vocals
Recorded At
The Mill, Sussex, England
Release Date
April 17, 1997
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