Beatles songs, We Can Work It Out
We Can Work It Out
(John Lennon and Paul McCartney)Albums in which the song is present
1966 - Yesterday and Today1966 - A Collection of Beatles Oldies
1966 - The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album)
1982 - 20 Greatest Hits
1988 - Past Masters
1991 - Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
1993 - Paul is Live
2000 - 1
2002 - Back in the U.S.
2003 - Back in the World
JOHN 1980: 'Paul did the first half, I did the middle-eight.
But you've got Paul writing, 'We can work it out/ We can work it out' real optimistic, you know.
And me, impatient, 'Life is very short and there's no time/ for fussing and fighting, my friend.''PAUL circa-1994: 'I wrote it as more of an up-tempo thing, country and western.
I had the basic idea, the title, had a couple of verses… then I took it to John to finish it off and we wrote the middle together, which is nice – 'Life is very short/ And there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend.' Then it was George Harrison's idea to put the middle into waltz time, like a german waltz… The lyrics might have been personal.
It is often a good way to talk to someone or to work your thoughts out.
It saves you going to a psychiatrist, you allow yourself to say what you might not say in person.'
But you've got Paul writing, 'We can work it out/ We can work it out' real optimistic, you know.
And me, impatient, 'Life is very short and there's no time/ for fussing and fighting, my friend.''PAUL circa-1994: 'I wrote it as more of an up-tempo thing, country and western.
I had the basic idea, the title, had a couple of verses… then I took it to John to finish it off and we wrote the middle together, which is nice – 'Life is very short/ And there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend.' Then it was George Harrison's idea to put the middle into waltz time, like a german waltz… The lyrics might have been personal.
It is often a good way to talk to someone or to work your thoughts out.
It saves you going to a psychiatrist, you allow yourself to say what you might not say in person.'
Try to see it my way
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be goneWe can work it out
We can work it outThink of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight, or say goodnightWe can work it out
We can work it outLife is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once againTry to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see your way,
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too longWe can work it out
We can work it outLife is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once againTry to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too longWe can work it out
We can work it out
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be goneWe can work it out
We can work it outThink of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight, or say goodnightWe can work it out
We can work it outLife is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once againTry to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see your way,
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too longWe can work it out
We can work it outLife is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once againTry to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too longWe can work it out
We can work it out
