Gratitude (song)

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Album This song officially appears on the Memory Almost Full Official album.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 2007

Song facts

“Gratitude” is a song from Paul McCartney’s 2007 album, “Memory Almost Full“.

I’ve always had a couple of voices. Originally you’re just a kid at home, like everyone else, and then you start to dream of being a singer. My heroes then were rock ’n’ rollers, so my ballad voice was based on Elvis and the screamy voice was me trying to be Little Richard. I loved him so much. When I joined the Beatles, John used to like that and it’s stayed with me as something I enjoy doing – that gritty, souly voice. So on this track I was just thinking of how much there is to be grateful for in life, and I wanted to put that into song and use the gritty voice to do it with.
Paul McCartney – interview with Mail On Sunday, May 12, 2008

Last updated on January 18, 2021

Lyrics

Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude

I'm so grateful for everything
You've ever given me
How can I explain what it means
To be loved by you
By you, loved by you, loved by you

Show my gratitude, gratitude
Show my gratitude
I want to show my gratitude, gratitude

Well I was lonely
I was living with a memory
But my cold and lonely nights ended
When you sheltered me
Loved by you
I was loved by you
Yeah I was loved by you

I want to show my gratitude
Want to show my gratitude
Yeah show my gratitude
Show my gratitude

I should stop loving you
Think what you put me through
But I don't want to lock my heart away
I will look forward to
Days when I'll be loving you
Until then gonna wish
And hope and pray

I want to show my gratitude, gratitude
Yeah I want to show my gratitude
Show my gratitude
Yeah my gratitude

To be loved by you
Be loved by you, to be loved by you
Loved by you

I want to show my gratitude, gratitude