"Here Today"

I would like to share this one song with you from the Paul McCartney concert. It is a song Paul released in 1982 as a tribute to John Lennon. Of the song, Paul says, "I was one day just sitting quietly in this little room with my guitar and these chords started coming out and I started having these thoughts as if I was talking to myself to John about our relationship and stuff..."

"And if I say I really knew you well

What would your answer be.

If you were here today.

Ooh- ooh- ooh- here today.

"Well knowing you,

You’d probably laugh and say that we were worlds apart.

If you were here today.

Ooh- ooh- ooh- here today.

"But as for me,

I still remember how it was before.

And I am holding back the tears no more.

Ooh- ooh- ooh- I love you, ooh

"What about the time we met,

Well I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get.

Didn’t understand a thing.

But we could always sing.

"What about the night we cried,

Because there wasn’t any reason left to keep it all inside.

Never understood a word.

But you were always there with a smile.

"And if I say I really loved you

And was glad you came along.

"If you were here today.

Ooh- ooh- ooh- for you were in my song

Ooh- ooh- ooh- here today.”

Photo: Paul McCartney performing "Here Today", April 19, 2009