The Loveliest Thing

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Average song rating Paul McCartney puts on a new hat for this song. This is a genuine 'croon': you can imagine Paul singing this song while sashaying through a bar lounge in the manner of Tony Bennett (or Bill Murray in Saturday Night Live). Ordinarily, those comments would be reserved for a song that I detest, but "The Loveliest Thing" is a marvelous swinging melody that just may have you sashaying through your own living room while listening, and Paul pulls off this new singing style with skill and humor (I love that 'hmmm' and the end of the song). A terrific track with ended up as a B-Side due to Paul's overload of great material at this time. Bruce Beatlefan December 28, 2006

Lyrics

To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day
You can't take that away
No, you can't take that away
All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way
That was up until today
Oh it had to be this way

Today, wait until the morning comes
Before you slip away
Without permission
Without suspicion
Without permission given

You seem to have a friendlier smile than all the rest
Well I looked and you were best
Yeah i've looked at all the rest
You can't imagine passionate words that I would say
If only you would stay
Oh you know you gotta stay

Today, wait until the morning comes
Before you slip away
Without permission
Without suspicion
Without permission given

You used to be and early bird
But how was I to know you would leave without shedding a tear
I only want to love you
I'll make a wish and suddenly I'm glad that I have you here
Oh I'm glad I have you here
Today

To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day
And you can't take that away
No, you can't take that away
All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way
That was up until today
Yeah, it had to be this way

Today, wait until the morning comes
Before you slip away, today
Before you slip away
Without permission
Without suspicion
Without permission given to you, ah

 

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