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In the Blink of an Eye

Paul McCartney
Track 148 on The 7" Singles Box 
Oct. 28, 20161 viewer

In the Blink of an Eye Lyrics

[Verse]
I can see your shadow
Underneath the moon
Maybe a winter cloudburst
Heading this way soon
Heading this way soon

[Chorus]
In the blink of an eye
Many songs have been sung
Many lives have gone by
We will never give up
We will hold on to love
With no reason to cry

[Chorus]
In the blink of an eye
Many songs have been sung
Many lives have gone by
We will never give up
We will hold on to love
With no reason to cry

[Verse]
I can see your shadow
Underneath the moon
Maybe a winter cloudburst
Heading this way soon
Heading this way soon

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The 7" Singles Box (2022)
Paul McCartney
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    Another Day
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    Oh Woman, Oh Why
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    Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Mono / 2022 Remaster)
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    Too Many People (Mono / 2022 Remaster)
  5. 5.
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  8. 8.
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  10. 10.
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  11. 11.
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  12. 12.
    Little Woman Love
  13. 13.
    Hi, Hi, Hi
  14. 14.
    C Moon
  15. 15.
    My Love
  16. 16.
    The Mess (Live in The Hague)
  17. 17.
    Live and Let Die
  18. 18.
    I Lie Around
  19. 19.
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    Jet
  22. 22.
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  25. 25.
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  26. 26.
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  27. 27.
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  28. 28.
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  29. 29.
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  30. 30.
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  31. 31.
    Letting Go
  32. 32.
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  33. 33.
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  34. 34.
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  35. 35.
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  36. 36.
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  75. 75.
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  78. 78.
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  80. 80.
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  83. 83.
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  86. 86.
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  90. 90.
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  91. 91.
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  92. 92.
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  93. 93.
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  94. 94.
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  95. 95.
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  96. 96.
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  97. 97.
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  98. 98.
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  99. 99.
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  100. 100.
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  101. 101.
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  102. 102.
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  103. 103.
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  104. 104.
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  105. 109.
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  106. 110.
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  107. 111.
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  108. 112.
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  109. 113.
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  110. 114.
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  111. 115.
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  112. 116.
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  113. 117.
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  114. 118.
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  115. 119.
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  116. 120.
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  117. 121.
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  124. 128.
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  125. 129.
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  130. 134.
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  132. 136.
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  133. 137.
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  134. 138.
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  140. 144.
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  144. 148.
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  145. 149.
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  146. 150.
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  147. 151.
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  148. 152.
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  149. 153.
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  150. 154.
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  151. 155.
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Release Date
October 28, 2016
Tags
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