 Paul McCartney
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Flowers in the Dirt
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85.36 %
(2012-07-28) |
Date released: 1989-06-05 Type: studio In collection: CD (2014-04-24)Average track length: 04:07 Average track rating:  |
Ranking
Paul McCartney:
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16
Year (1989):
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67
Decade (1980's):
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780
Overall:
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2711 |
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Tracks
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1 lyrics  03:18 | 2 lyrics 04:43 | 3 lyrics 03:12 | 4 lyrics  04:39 | 5 lyrics  04:57 | 6 lyrics 02:08 | 7 lyrics 03:25 | 8 lyrics 04:10 | 9 lyrics  03:18 | 10 lyrics 04:20 | 11 lyrics 04:14 | 12 lyrics 06:19 | 13 lyrics 04:45 | Total time: 53:28 |
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Credits
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Session works
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Lyrics
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My Brave Face 03:18 |
My brave, my brave, my brave face
I've been living in style
Unaccustomed as I am
To the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back
I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am
To the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm going to get back
Ever since you went away
I've had this sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I want to go bury my head
In your pillow
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and throwing them away
Ever since you left I have been trying to
Compose a "Baby, will you please come home" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another
Untouched TV dinner from the table
I laid for two
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face |
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Rough Ride 04:43 |
I needed loving
I needed a friend
I needed something that would be there in the end
On a rough ride to heaven
Want to get inside
What will I do
On a rough ride to heaven
I want to get inside
To be with you
I knew you'd help me
I knew you could
You knew I didn't want to be misunderstood
On a rough ride to heaven
Want to be inside
What did I do
On a rough ride to heaven
I want to be inside
To be with you
I'm not asking for an easy passage
So I hope you'll understand
I'm not after any special treatment
But I wouldn't mind a hand
On a rough ride
On a rough ride
On a rough ride to heaven
If I want to get inside
What will I do
On a rough ride to heaven
I want to get inside
What will I do
On a rough ride to heaven
I want to get inside
To be with you |
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You Want Her Too 03:12 |
She makes me go so wrong
Yeah, you kept me awake, you know you did
I've loved her oh so long
So why don't you come right out and say it, stupid
She makes me do things I don't want to do
I don't know why I should be telling you
I know that you want her too
My intentions are quite sincere
That's not what you said the other night
And all you can do is sneer
Go ahead and kid yourself, you're right
She makes me do things I don't want to do
I don't know why I should be telling you
I know that you want her too
I've got a better chance than you do
I know that you want her too
You're such a hopeless romantic
She told me you're so predictable and nice
She only did you a favor once or twice
Once or twice
She makes me go so wrong
So why don't you lie back and enjoy it
My conscience is clear and strong
Yes, she says I'm just the boy for it
She makes me do things I don't want to do
I don't know why I should be telling you
I know that you want her too
I know that you want her too
I know that you want her too |
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Distractions 04:39 |
What is this thing in life
That persuades me to spend
Time away from you
If you can answer this
You can have the moon
This is the place to be
Anyway you can see
There's a lovely view
Why are there always
So many other things to do
Distractions
Like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
When I'm alone I think of you
And the life we'd lead if we could only be free
From these distractions
The postman's at the door
While the telephone rings
On the kitchen wall
Pretend we're not at home
And they'll disappear
I wanna be with you
Tell me what I can do
Nothing is too small
Away from all this jazz
We could do anything at all
Distractions
Like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
When I'm alone I think of you
And the things we'd do if we could only be through
With these distractions
I'll find a peaceful place
Far away from the noise
On a busy day
Where we can spend our nights
Counting shooting stars
Distractions
Like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
When I'm alone I think of you
And the things we'd do if we could only be through
With these distractions
Like butterflies they're buzzing 'round my head
When I'm alone I think of you
And the life we'd lead if we could only be free
From these distractions |
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We Got Married 04:57 |
Going fast, coming soon
We made love in the afternoon
Found a flat after that
We got married
Working hard for the dream
Scoring goals for the other team
Times were bad, we were glad
We got married
Like the way you open up your hearts to each other
When you find a meeting of the minds
Just as well, love was all we ever wanted
It was all we ever had
Further on in the game
Waiting up till the children came
Place your bets, no regrets
We got married
We got married
We got married
Nowadays every night
Flashes by at the speed of light
Living life, loving wife
We got married
I love the things that happen when we start to discover
Who we are and what we're living for
Just because love was all we ever wanted
It was all we ever had
It's not just a loving machine
It doesn't work out
If you don't work at it |
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Put It There 02:08 |
Give me your hand
I'd like to shake it
I want to show you I'm your friend
You'll understand
If I can make it clear
It's all that matters in the end
Put it there if it weights a ton
That's what a father says to his young son
I don't care if it weights a ton
As long as you and I are here, put it there
Long as you and I are here, put it there
If there's a fight
I'd like to fix it
I hate to see things go so wrong
The darkest night
And all its mixed emotions
Are getting lighter, sing along
Put it there if it weights a ton
That's what a father says to his young son
I don't care if it weights a ton
As long as you and I are here, put it there
Long as you and I are here, put it there |
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Figure of Eight 03:25 |
You've got me dancing in a figure of eight
Don't know if I'm coming or going, I'm early or late
Round and round the ring I go
I want to know, I want to know
Why can't we travel a continuous line
Make love reliable convenant all the time
Up and down the hills I go
I got to know, I got to know
Is it better to love one another
Than to go for a walk in the dark
Is it better to love than to give in to hate
We'd better take good care of each other
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck in a figure of eight
Well, figure it out for yourself, little girl
It don't go nowhere at all
It's nothing more than a tape loop
In a big dance hall
You've got me running in a figure of eight
Don't know if I'm coming or going, I'm early or late
Round and round the ring I go
I want to know, I want to know
Is it better to love one another
Than to go for a walk in the dark
Is it better to love than to give in to hate
We'd better take good care of each other
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck in a figure of eight |
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This One 04:10 |
Did I ever take you in my arms
Look you in the eye, tell you that I do
Did I ever open up my heart
Let you look inside
If I never did it, I was only waiting
For a better moment that didn't come
There never could be a better moment
Than this one, this one
This one is gliding above the ocean
A God is riding upon his back
How calm the water and bright the rainbow
Fade this one to black
Did I ever touch you on the cheek
Say that you were mine, thank you for the smile
Did I ever knock upon your door
Try to get inside
If I never did it, I was only waiting
For a better moment that didn't come
There never could be a better moment
Than this one, this one
This one is gliding above the ocean
A God is riding upon his back
How calm the water and bright the rainbow
Fade this one to black
What opportunities did we allow to flow by
Feeling like the timing wasn't quite right
What kind of magic might have worked if we had stayed calm
Couldn't I have given you a better life
Did you ever take me in your arm
Look me in the eye, tell me that you do
Did I ever open up my heart
Let you look inside
If I never did it, I was only waiting
For a better moment that didn't come
There never could be a better moment
Than this one, this one
This one is gliding above the ocean
A God is riding upon his back
How calm the water and bright the rainbow
Fade this one to black
This one is gliding
A God is riding
How calm the water
And bright the rainbow |
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Don't Be Careless Love 03:18 |
Burn the midnight lamp
Down until the dawn
I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming home
Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall
They turn into a bad dream overnight
Something could be terribly wrong
Don't be careless love
Don't be careless love
Don't be, don't be careless
In my dream you're running nowhere
Every step you've taken turns to glue
Walking down a spiral staircase
Falling through, falling through
Don't be careless love
Be careless love
The lamp burns down and out
I'm getting pretty tired of this
I feel so bad something might be going amiss
I won't be there, so look out for yourself
You're getting in deep whatever you do
Don't let me go back to sleep
Don't be careless love
Don't be careless love
Don't be, don't be careless
Saw your face in the morning paper
Saw your body rolled up in a rug
Chopped up into two little pieces
By some thug
Don't be careless love
Be careless love
But in the morning light
When I wake up again
You're by my side and that's the way it's always been
But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
Don't be careless love |
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That Day Is Done 04:20 |
I feel such sorrow, I feel such shame
I know I won't arrive on time
Before whatever out there is gone
What can I do, that day is done
It's just a promise that I made
I said I'd walk in her parade
Hot scalding tears I thought would flow
Still, in my heart they'll never show
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I've gone
I won't be coming back
That day is done
Well, I recall the time and place
When they announced her precious face
I thought at once my heart would burst
Still, every time is like the first
There was applause when she stepped up
I wished that I could interrupt
I made no sign, I made no sound
I know I must stay underground
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I've gone
I won't be coming back
That day is done
That's why she walks or so they say
She always knew just what I needed
Now, if she would just look my way
One time before they proceed
She sprinkles flowers in the dirt
That's when a thrill becomes a hurt
I know I'll never see her face
She walks away from my resting place
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I've gone
I won't be coming back
That day is done |
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How Many People 04:14 |
How many people stand in a line
How many people never get a chance to shine
If you can tell me, I'll gladly listen
How many people have died
One too many right now for me
I want to be happy
I want to be free
One too many right now for me
I want to see ordinary people living peacefully
How many people go for a ride
How many people never make it through to the other side
If you can tell me, I'll gladly listen
How many people have cried
One too many right now for me
I want to be happy
I want to be free
One too many right now for me
I want to see ordinary people living peacefully
How many people will it take
How many people for goodness sake
How many people
How many people, one too many
How many people, one too many |
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Motor of Love 06:19 |
I can't get over your love
No matter how hard life seems
There's a light in my dreams
Thanks to you
My friends keep asking me why
There's such a smile on my face
There's a home at my place
Thanks to you
I don't want anything from you
Turn on your motor of love
Motor of love, motor of love
Heavenly father look down from above
I can't get over your powerful motor of love
I can't get over your love
No matter how lost I feel
I know my love is real
Thanks to you
You simply reached out your hand
And touched me deep in my soul
I came in out of the cold
Thanks to you
I won't steal anything from you
You give me more than enough
Motor of love, motor of love
Heavenly father look down from above
I can't get over your powerful motor of love
There was a time when I was down and counted out
Well, I remember I felt so bad
I nearly threw away
Nearly threw away the keys
Motor of love, motor of love
Heavenly father look down from above
Motor of love, motor of love
Heavenly father look down from above
I can't get over your powerful motor of love |
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Où est le soleil 04:45 |
Oè est le soleil
Dans ta tête
Travaillez |
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