 Genius Lyrics
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Wings – Jet
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At the time of its release, Paul explained that “Jet” was inspired by a black Labrador puppy he owned, though in recent years he has started claiming it is about a horse or pony.
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Wings – Mumbo
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[Intro] / Take it, Tony! / [Verse] / Well, your love in my mind / My woman, I’m breakin’ / And, my minds’ gotta take / No wrong doesn’t break ya / [Chrous] / Ooh, when I'm feeling
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Wings – Time to Hide
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[Verse 1: Denny Laine] / If I have to run, I'm not running out on you / If I have to shake a little sand out of my shoes / I'm runnin' from the law, or they'll put me inside / [
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Wings – Band on the Run
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A big hit for McCartney, “Band On The Run” tells a lighthearted story about an incarcerated band who break out of jail. The name is vaguely based on a comment made by George
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Wings – Tomorrow
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[Verse 1] / Oh, baby, don't you let me down tomorrow / Holding hands, we both abandon sorrow / Oh, for a chance to get away tomorrow / [Verse 2] / Hey, baby's got a lazy day on
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Wings – Love is Strange
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[Verse 1] / Baby, love is strange / Many, many people take it for a game / My sweet baby, love is strange / Yeah, yeah / Many many people, take it for a game / Yeah, yeah / [Chorus
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Wings – Live and Let Die
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The beloved theme of James Bond’s eighth movie, where Roger Moore made his debut as 007. The song was so popular that many fans don’t know Paul and Linda McCartney wrote it for a
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Wings – My Carnival
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[Verse] / It's my carnival, it's a lovely day / Well its my carnival, it's a lovely day / Well all you people, getting ready to play / I want to hear you say, come on down / This
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Wings – Reception
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Interviewer: What did you do when you were mason deputy sheriff? / Man: Well, we were after, um, a man who was, um, apparently have been doing something pretty desperate. We were
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Wings – I'm Carrying
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[Verse 1] / By dawn's first light I'll come back to your room again / With my carnation hidden by the packages / I'm carrying something / I'm carrying something for you / [Verse 2
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Wings – Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time / Or maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you / Baby, I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time / You hung me
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Wings – Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
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[Verse 1] / Oh, no one ever left alive in nineteen hundred and eighty-five / Will ever do / She may be right, she may be fine / She may get love, but she won't get mine / 'Cause I
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Wings – Girlfriend
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[Verse 1] / Girlfriend, I'm gonna tell your boyfriend (Yeah) / Tell him exactly what you're doing (Yeah) / Tell him what you do to me / Late at night, when the wind is free
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Wings – Mamunia
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Meaning ‘safe haven’ in Arabic, Mamunia was the name of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, the city where much of Wings' 1973 album Band On The Run was recorded.
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Wings – Wild Life
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[Intro] / The word "wild" applies to the words "you" and "me" / [Verse 1] / While taking a walk through an African park one day / I saw a sign say, "The animals have the right of
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Wings – Girls' School
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[Intro] / Three cheers for the girls / Hip, hip! (Hoorah) / Hip, hip! (Hooray) / Hip, hip! / [Verse 1] / Sleepyhead kid sister / Lying on the floor / Eighteen years and younger
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Wings – Children Children
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[Verse 1: Denny Laine] / I know a tiny waterfall / A magic little place / Where we can play together / And watch the fishes race / [Chorus: Denny Laine] / Children, children, where
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Wings – I've Had Enough
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[Verse 1] / You're talking to me from the back of the car / And I can't get nothing right / And then you wonder why I stand at the bar day and night / [Chorus] / Well, I've had
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Wings – Big Barn Bed
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[Verse 1] / Who's that comin' 'round that corner? / Who's that comin' 'round that bend? / Who's that comin' 'round that corner? / Will they, will they be my friend? (My friend) / [
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Wings – Cook of the House
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“Cook of the House” is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on Wings’ 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also released as the B-side to
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Wings – Rock Show
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[Verse 1] / What's that man holding in his hand? / He looks a lot like a guy I knew way back when / It's Silly Willy with that Philly band / Could be, oo-ee / [Verse 2] / Tell me
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Wings – Famous Groupies
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[Chorus] / All stand back, let the people see / Take a snap of the famous groupies for me / [Verse 1] / Behold the famous groupies, they are alike as two peas / And where the other
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Wings – London Town
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[Chorus] / Walking down the sidewalk on a purple afternoon / I was accosted by a barker playing a simple tune upon his flute / Toot, toot, toot, toot / Silver rain was falling down
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Wings – Bip Bop
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[Chorus 1] / Bip bop, bip bop, bop / Bip bop, bip bop, bam / Bip bop, bip bop, bop / Bip bop, bip bop, bam / [Verse 1] / Take your bottom dollar, hold it in your hand (and you go
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Wings – Listen to What the Man Said
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“Listen to What the Man Said” was written by Paul (who also produced the song) and Linda McCartney.
The song was recorded in early 1975 by Paul McCartney & Wings during their New
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Wings – Country Dreamer
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[Verse 1] / I'd like to walk in a field with you / Take my hat and my boots off too / I'd like to lie in a field with you / Would you like to do it too, May? / Would you like to do
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Wings – Best Friend (Live)
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[Chorys] / Tell me why, why / Why do you treat me so bad? / So bad / You're the best friend, a man ever had / Tell me why, why / Why do you make me so mad? / So mad / Well, you're
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Wings – Rockestra Theme
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[Intro] / Yeah yeah yeah yeah / Yeah yeah / [Verse 1] / Ohhh / Yeah! / Oh yeah yeah! / Yeah / Yeah / [Pre-Chorus] / Ah yeah / Yeah yeah / Ooh yeah / [Chorus] / Why haven’t I had
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Wings – Richard Cory (Live)
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[Verse 1] / They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town / With political connections to spread his wealth around / He was born into society, a banker's only child
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Wings – With a Little Luck
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[Verse 1] / With a little luck we can help it out / We can make this whole damn thing work out / With a little love we can lay it down / Can't you feel the town exploding? / [
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Wings – No Words
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Denny Laine’s first co-writing credit on a Wings release, “No Words” was written before the release of Red Rose Speedway but wasn’t recorded until the Band on the Run sessions in
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Wings – Love in Song
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[Verse 1] / My heart cries out for love and all that goes with loving / Love in song, love in song / My, you're so fine when love is mine, I can't go wrong / Love in song, love in
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Wings – Silly Love Songs
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“Silly Love Songs” was written by Paul & Linda McCartney and topped the US pop chart for five non-consecutive weeks in spring 1976, making it not only Wings' biggest hit but Paul’s
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Wings – The Mess (Live in The Hague)
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You sailed away one night in June / I heard you say you would be back soon / But since that day it's been one long loon / Oh sweet darling, what a mess I'm in / I spoke to Jimmy
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