Album: Memory Almost Full (2007)

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• I've got too much on my plate
  Don't have no time to be a decent lover
  I hope it isn't too late
  Searching for the time that has gone so fast
  The time that I thought would last
  My ever present past
  
  I've got too much on my mind
  I think of everything to be discovered
  I hope there's something to find
  Searching for the time that has gone so fast
  The time that I thought would last
  My ever present past
  
  The things I think I did
  I D.I. D.I. did
  Oh, the things I think I did
  When I was a kid
  
  I couldn't understand a word that they were saying
  But, still, I hung around and took it all in
  I wouldn't join in with the games that they were playing
  It went by, it went by, in a flash
  It flew by, it flew by, in a flash
  
  There's far too much on my plate
  Don't have no time to be a decent lover
  I hope it's never too late
  Searching for the time that has gone so fast
  The time that I thought would last
  My ever present past
  
  The things I think I did
  I D.I. D.I. did
  The things I think I did
  When I was a kid
  
  The things I think I did
  I D.I. D.I. did
  Oh, the things I think I did
  When I was a kid
  When I was a kid Writer/s: Paul Mccartney
  Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

• Olivia from Philadelphia, PaThis song was from 2007 I think. Paul has still got it! He is my favorite singer in the whole world! I am hoping that he will come to Philly again so I can see him. It has been my life long dream to see him in concert!
• Ken from Louisville, KyThe whole album has references by Paul to his Beatles past. The line "The things I think I did" was him not being sure if his memories of those days are authentic or Beatle legends. In other words, he's wondering if he bought the myth, too.
• George from Chicago, IlPaul remains as a good song writer and performer. His musicianship is first-rate, as always.
• Amanda from Gretna, VtFirst time i heard this song and now i officially LOVE IT!
• Ken from Louisville, KyPaul plays every instrument on this track. The album was a cross between "Driving Rain" where he had a backing band and "Chaos And Creation" where he played all the instruments. On "Memory Amost Full" he had a band for half the tracks and played all the instruments on the other half.
• Kristina from Albuquerque, NmI love this song! One of the very few Beatles solo songs that would actually be worthy of being a Beatles song. Sometimes Paul just hits the nail on the head with expressing something that I can't express myself. This is one of those times. The whole album was really good.

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