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Released in 1973

I Lie Around

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney

Last updated on April 1, 2021

Album This song officially appears on the Live And Let Die / I Lie Around 7" Single.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1973

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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Related articles

From (136) Paul McCartney – McCartney III (Dec 18, 2020)* | Page 1112 | Steve Hoffman Music Forums – This is one of the CBS 16-track sheets shown in the books of “Ram” and “Red Rose Speedway”. This one shows the contents of the multitracks of “Three Legs” (top), “I Lie Around” and “When The Wind Is Blowing” (bottom).

Lyrics

I lie around

All over the place

It seems that I have no choice in the matter

Roll along wheel of fortune

As you roll along I stick around

Furthermore in the country

I will lay my burden down

I lie around

I lie around

I lie around

All over the place

All over the place

All over the place

All over the place

Too long have I been the heart of the matter

All along I was only over tired and overtaken

Furthermore in the country

I will lay my burden down

I lie around

I lie around

I lie around

All over the place

So long, bye bye, it was fun while it mattered

Roll along wheel of fortune

As you roll along I stick around

Furthermore in the country

I will lay my burden down

Yes, I lie around

All over the place

All over the place

All over the place

I lie around, around.

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Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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