Paul McCartney - I Want You To Fly Lyrics






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
It doesn'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've 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
We take him fly to
Rising and falling like snow
In the nights

Rising and falling like snow
In the nights





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  1. M.... E....

    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

  2. E.... M....

    One of Mccartney's best song

  3. P.... J....

    This was from which edition of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard? I like it better than the songs I already loved from that album.

  4. D.... E....

    Not heard this track before and its a pity Paul didn't included it on his Chaos and Creation album..............another gem nearly missed

  5. P.... B....

    I love this B-side singles. Amazing musician!

  6. l.... B....

    Molto bella come tutte le sue opere

  7. M.... G....

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?...THIS SHOULD BE THE A-SIDE!!!

  8. C.... M....

    Wish he ditched run of the mill ballads and pursued the leftfield stuff much more.

  9. e.... (....

    he's done a lot of songs about flying. that's awesome.

  10. l.... B....

    Molto bella come tutte le altre

    l.... B....

    lucia Baglioni cazzo

  11. b.... h....

    Paul McCathy's Spiritual Master was:

  12. k.... e....

    Rising and falling like snow in the night... Macca 4eva!

  13. o.... ....

    He get the blues harmonies and break with them, BRAVO.....I like that. The blues purists cry and cry and cry.............

  14. C.... C....

    I am so lucky to have lived in this guys time what a treat

  15. D.... B....

    Amazing. That is all.

  16. A.... O....

    LADNE!!!!

  17. 1.... ....

    A fav Mac track~

  18. D.... G....

    beautiful job, crabapple ~ thank you!

  19. s.... ....

    and big *hugs* too you :)...pass 'em around... ~Peace~

  20. K.... M....

    Drums are played by James Gadson and Paul. Paul also plays bass, guitars, electric piano, piano, and EMS synth. Jason Falkner is on electric guitar.

    If you want a great book that examines almost all of Paul and John's solo careers, I recommend Lennon and McCartney: Together Alone, by John Blaney, which is where I got this info.

    K.... M....

    Falkner's guitar contributions to chaos and creation are really nice

  21. b.... ....

    Hi, speaking as a parent this is about his kids...his and our kids - what we want for them to fly but we want to hold on, be near them, keep them, know them, BUT in the end he lets the bird fly by opening his hand. Oh, how beautiful and TRUE! ...only Paul could write this.... Love you Paul and All.

  22. A.... ....

    The song is nice, but not enough to enter in the album

  23. R.... R....

    Love this one!

  24. A.... ....

    Sounds a lot like Paul's drumming - he hits the hi-hat a lot louder than Ringo does (stiffer, maybe?). But he has said he got lot of his drumming from watching Ringo. That said, they were all extensions of the same musical brain so it stands to reason they play like each other!

  25. A.... R....

    I wanna be you...this words are really amazing...I love this "b" side, is so brilliant and underrated...

  26. J.... H....

    im in shit ! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

  27. J.... H....

    paul is god

  28. J.... H....

    "BONUS TRACK" IMPOSSSIBRRRR

  29. L.... E....

    Beatiful song and a beatiful video.What more can one wish for.

  30. 1.... ....

    Oh wow.. I'm replaying this over & over it's just a perfect brilliant song!!!~ everything perfect about it!!

  31. 1.... ....

    dig it!~ :) wow I really love it 2:40 on!!!

  32. J.... G....

    2:43 - 3:20 The most exiting part of the song

    J.... G....

    That part is better than all Beatles history combined. It's the music apocalypse.

  33. I.... ....

    beautiful video to accompany a beautiful song!

  34. A.... T....

    GREAT video , GREAT video!

  35. R.... P....

    @Pinkpegasus it's made out of Michael Jacksons bones Yolanda Saldívar !

  36. A.... S....

    @mccrabapple
    555

  37. j.... ....

    PAUL PLAYED EVERYTHING on this album

  38. N.... ....

    Paul is not quite dead, he's just risen. Live life backwards. He wants us to fly, so fly! We will all see soon.

  39. A.... M....

    Aw come on Paul, how about releasing all your hidden gems

  40. S.... W....

    @peREZproductions1 You've been watching too much of the mockumentary "Paul Mccartney Really Is Dead". If you were informed you would know that film has too many inconsistencies to be taken serious. Paul is alive and well, as is Tupac...lol.

  41. M.... ....

    @Stube437 This song is great, but, in spite of its similarity to People Get Ready, Anyway is a beautiful song, too.

  42. S.... G....

    This is his favourite song to play when he's tossing his slaves off a cliff and into the ocean.

  43. T.... ....

    @3rdpug
    LOL thumb dick

  44. D.... M....

    love the song!

  45. P.... ....

    how esoteric!

  46. J.... C....

    Brilliante!!!!!!!!

  47. P.... L....

    @SkittlesTheLucario It's the B-side to one of the singles from the album.

  48. r.... d....

    wounderful song

  49. S.... ....

    @Stube437 agreed

  50. A.... ....

    @yesiamize Norman Smith never was a big Ringo fan, so he might be putting him down with that comment. On the other hand, I think Ringo knew what to do, but it's better to ask the composer what he wants on his songs. Besides, Smith left right after Rubber Soul, and thats when Ringo really came into his own.

  51. X.... B....

    Yeah but those were general outlines and perhaps an occasional detail I suppose. McCartney's own drumming is very, very different from Ringo's. The one exception is Dear Prudence and I Want You To Fly. Judging from many of John Lennon's solo records( for instance Woman, Watching The Wheels, Imagine) it sounds almost as if he had more influence on Ringo's drumming than McCartney, for he makes people like Alan White and Andy Newmark drum like Ringo, although not nearly as cool....

  52. P.... L....

    @Doleafol Yeah, that would make sense.

  53. P.... L....

    @xavierbaudet "Ringo would generally ask Paul what he should do". That's a quote from Norman Smith, the Beatles first sound engineer to the drumming style of Ringo.

  54. S.... G....

    he sounds like prince haha :) was he trying to???

    S.... G....

    maybe Prince with a voice. he's singing here like he sometimes sang in the early 70s long before Prince

  55. r.... ....

    this song is awesome!!!

  56. X.... B....

    Yeah I agree, one of his best of the `recent' tracks. I assume it's Paul cause he speeds up a bit in the beginning, although that can happen to the best of us.

    On a different youtube page we've discussed McCartney's drumming on Dear Prudence, which sounds extremely Ringo-ish (funny cause Ringo had left after Paul had criticized his drumming) The fills on I Want You To Fly appear to have the same timing as the ones near the end of Dear Prudence which are typical of Ringo. But it's not him!

  57. J.... M....

    good video mate!

  58. X.... B....

    Who's the drummer on this track? Is it Paul in his best Ringo impersonation to date? I mean the phased fills near the end...very cool.

  59. m.... ....

    Too Old To Teach, hä!

  60. m.... ....

    I don't trust him anymore. I am DR, not he.

  61. J.... ....

    A poster in "The A.V. Club" wrote that this was the best cut since the Beatles. I can see why.

  62. l.... ....

    Absolutely! If someone says he doesn't like Macca's music, I would suspect that he hasn't got very good hearing or very much musical sense at all.

  63. I.... ....

    Any chance we can see your efforts with 'Hanglide' off of the 'Press to Play' extras? " 't'would be the sweetest thing..." (Donovan) - Peace, yer Brother, Andy

  64. I.... ....

    Sent you a friend invite, also, I make a few silly things you might want to see. Andy

  65. I.... ....

    Thank you so much for posting this great song. Sweet Video too... I really do get so very weary, bored actually, of people who go out their way 'bash' the Macca... Envy? Rage that they are inept? Frustration that this man has continued to produce his art, his way, in spite of his critics, for nearly 50 years...? Those of us who are truly aware of his entire canon of projects/lyrics/Tunes/abiding love for Linda are a special people. I have subscribed to your sight. Thank you. Andy Hunt, Texas.

  66. m.... ....

    0:50 "ooo I love Satan" I always thought that's what he sings.

  67. c.... ....

    wow this is one of the best songs ive ever heard..very moving.

  68. K.... ....

    I listen to this song today make me cry...until I can't breath...
    I like to be near you whatever you do...
    I like you to get back whatever you lose...
    I wonna hold on to you don't want to go...

  69. c.... ....

    I LUV PAUL !!!!!

  70. 2.... ....

    Músicos de la categoría de McCartney no nacen todos los días. Sin duda es uno de los más geniales. Ojalá lo sigan descubriendo las generaciones futuras. Es a la música lo que Picasso al arte.

  71. r.... s....

    My sentiments exactly.....he is sheer genius..with anything...such talent!!

  72. m.... ....

    Luv this song!!!

  73. p.... ....

    =) =) =) =)

  74. t.... ....

    Mccrabapple, if you have the other song This Loving Game from the Jenny Wren cd single, please post it. Thanks!

  75. t.... ....

    This is good, but could someone please post the song This Loving Game, that is a fantastic song.

  76. i.... j....

    i hope someday Macca will make a cd with all the good song he never put on album... it could surely make one of his best album :)

  77. n.... ....

    just listend to it, VERY GOOD! come on paul get that cold cutz album out, it's long overdue...

  78. n.... ....

    Why does he keep his best music unreleased.

  79. M.... O....

    fantastic music brilliant production

  80. p.... ....

    Gotta love it!

  81. F.... H....

    Yes the gates have opened. Had to come and watch and listen once more. Thank you Mr. mccrabapple.

  82. J.... C....

    Definitely a physicist at heart (the genius of Paul)

  83. p.... ....

    Yes this is one of my favorite songs from Chaos and Creation..............and it isn't even on the regular album. It should have been on the album for sure! Oh well........either way it's an excellent song, as is the whole album. Paul is definately at a new creative point in his life. I love it!

  84. A.... M....

    Paul at his experimental best! such a good song. i liked it instantly when i bought the CD.

  85. R.... R....

    This is wonderful! I have never heard it. Thank God for youtube!!!!!

  86. H.... I....

    the original track is strongly panned with left-right panning.........collectors should get acopy of it!!

  87. F.... H....

    Transparent guitar...exqusite...thank you Mr. Crabapple. Another outstanding video..lovey your images. Oh yeah...lol...AND thank you Sir McCartney...top of the charts really...the base just rocks this song. Well everything rocks really...lol

  88. b.... ....

    Thanks for posting this.

  89. J.... ....

    Hey is there an intrumental to 'Fly'? Know where I could find it? Thanks.

  90. L.... ....

    juliocesar creo que junto a mozart son los dos mas importantes de todos los tiempos

  91. v.... ....

    Thank you very much! Never heard it before. Great song, great video.

  92. r.... ....

    This is the first time I have heard this song. I really like it. Thanks so much for posting. It seems Paul has a lot of music, like this one that needs to be offically released. Now that would be a great CD.

  93. b.... ....

    Thank YOU ! I didn't hear this before - Love your graphics - & thanks also, for the comment parameters...LOVE love love...I love Paul !

  94. J.... ....

    You're welcome. Hoped that helped!

  95. J.... ....

    I believe I worded that incorrectly! I apologize for keeping my self in a box! Peradventure I was attempting to say, McCartney is wonderful at exploring new possibilities!

  96. J.... ....

    I felt Paul intertwined a bit of a Lennon influence, as well as stepping out a bit of the McCartney box.
    Thanks for sharing a legend.

  97. S.... ....

    Hey ! This is a huge suprise . This is the first time I'm hearing this tune. Awsome tune !