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Artist: Paul McCartney
Canonical path: /paul-mccartney/the-world-tonight
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The World Tonight
Read The World Tonight lyrics by Paul McCartney on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The World Tonight
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I saw you sitting at the centre of the circle
Everybody, everybody wanted something from you
I saw you sitting there
I saw you swaying to the rhythm of the music
Caught you playing, caught you praying to the voice inside you
I saw you swaying there
I don't care what you want to be
I go back so far I'm in front of me!
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
I heard you listening to a secret conversation
You were crying, you were trying not to let them hear you
I heard you listening in
Never mind what they want to do
You've got a right to your point of view!
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
I can see the world tonight
I saw you hiding from a flok of paparazzi
You were hoping, you were hoping that the ground would swallowyou
I saw you hiding there
I don't care what you want to be
I go back so far I'm in front of me!
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
I can see the world tonight
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
I can see the world tonight
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