Randoms by Rach

Two Of Us

Two Of Us
Album: Let It Be
Lead vocalist: Paul




Lyrics ▼

"I Dig a Pygmy" by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids
Phase one, in which Doris gets her oats”

Two of us riding nowhere
Spending someone's hard-earned pay
You and me Sunday driving
Not arriving on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
Two of us sending postcards
Writing letters on my wall
You and me burning matches
Lifting latches on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
We're going home
Better believe it
Goodbye

For me, this song is all about the beat. That constant, driving beat. I’ve tried drumming along to this song, and, trust me, it’s not as easy as you might think. But the rhythm is what makes it. That, and the ‘John & Paul’ magic. Here, they are completely together. They work off one another, and if you watch the whole of the ‘Get Back’ films, you can see them literally singing it into each other’s eyes. Maybe I’m looking through rose-tinted windows, but that’s what I see. And the lines that stand out, bring a lump to my throat every time, are, “You and I have memories, Longer than the road that stretches out ahead.” Paul’s voice is so plaintive in this part, he sounds vulnerable, almost fragile. I think it hints at what he was feeling at the time. His best friend — the person who knew him better than anyone else in the world — was drifting away.