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Released in 2005

I Want You To Fly

Written by Paul McCartney

Last updated on January 14, 2021

Album This song officially appears on the Jenny Wren CD Single.

Timeline This song was officially released in 2005

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 2004, when Paul McCartney was 62 years old)

Master album

Related session

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Other songs recorded during Chaos And Creation sessions & released separetely

“I Want You To Fly” is a track recorded during the sessions for 2005 album “Chaos And Creation In The Backyard“. It was released as the B-side of the single “Jenny Wren“. Five other songs from those sessions were released as B-sides or bonus tracks.

TitleNotes
Comfort of LoveAvailable on “Fine Line” CD single
Growing Up, Falling DownAvailable on “Fine Line” 7″ single
Summer of ’59Available on “Jenny Wren” 7″ single
This Loving GameAvailable on “Jenny Wren” Maxi-CD single
I Want You to FlyAvailable on “Jenny Wren” CD single
She Is So BeautifulAvailable on the Japanese pressing of the album

Lyrics

I Want You To Fly

I want you to fly

I want you to grow

I like you to get back

Whatever you lose

I want you to learn

What you wanna know

I like you to follow

The road that you choose

Ooh at the same time

I wanna hold on

Don't want you to go

I like to be near you

Whatever you do

I want us to hide (Ooh)

I want to let low (Ooh)

Doesn't make sense but (Ooh)

I wanna be you (Ooh)

I wanna be you (At the)

I want to be you (Same)

I want to be you (Time)

I wanna be you (At)

I wanna be you (The)

I wanna be you (Same)

I (Time)

I want us to hide

I want to let low

But doens't make sense but

I wanna be you

I want you to fly

So the cages open now

We take him fly to

Rising and falling like snow

In the nights

I'm feeling while a windy scene

Between my palms

I got my hands and the bird

Flies out

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

So the cages open now (Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh)

We take him fly to

Rising and falling like snow

In the nights

Rising and falling like snow

In the nights

Officially appears on

Bootlegs

Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

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Levi • 2 years ago

The lyrics are definitely not right in the second section:

So the cages open now ==> So the cage is open

We take him fly to ==> Now we takin' flight

and

I'm feeling while a windy scene ==> I'm feeling wire wing beats

Between my palms ==> in between my palms

I got my hands and the bird ==> I uncup my hands

Flies out ==> and the bird flies out

Thanks for you all do. :-)

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