Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)

Album: Walls and Bridges (1974)
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  • Sweet as the smell of success
    Her body's warm and wet
    She gets me through this god awful loneliness
    A natural high butterfly Oh I,
    I need, need, need her

    Just like a willow tree
    A breath of spring you see
    And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
    She makes me sweat and forget who I am
    I need, need, need, need her

    Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
    Well I thought I could never be surprised
    But could it be that I bit my own tongue
    Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong

    A bird of paradise
    The sunrise in her eyes
    God only knows such a sweet surprise
    I was blind she blew my mind think that I
    I love, love, love, love, love her
    I love her, I love her, I love her, I love her

    Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
    Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
    Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
    Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
    Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love Writer/s: John Lennon
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
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Comments: 4

  • Miles from Vancouver, CanadaHere are a couple of things not mentioned in the facts... Yoko Ono was a waitress at a restaurant called Paradox. Also, near the end, they make reference to "Drive My Car".
  • Paige from Dumont, NjDavid are you sure your not thinking of Yoko? May Pang had a very long career based on her work not Lennon's name. Don't get me wrong it didn't hurt but, it wasn't all about his name only. She has always stated her relationship with John for what it was....more than a lost weekend and it continued after he went back with Yoko. Mind you...Yoko has always tried to make her and Johns relationship more than it was. He called his family DAYS before he was killed saying he was done with it and coming home. Not to mention Yoko moved her boyfriend in THE DAY AFTER John was killed and thats where he stayed for the next 20 years....living solely on Lennon's name.
  • Wayne from New Haven, CtIts true, this song was written for May Pang.
    Great song though with Elton John singing hamony with John.
  • David from La, Caanything that starts with "According to May Pang" should be taken with a grain of salt. It is well known that May has tried to make a name for herself and money as well by milking her association with John Lennon and has twisted the truth to suit her agenda.
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