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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

ConversationalText · Narrative · 162 songs
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Text · Narrative

Conversational

Written in a casual, spoken tone – as if talking to a friend

162
songs
See alsoNarrative:First personNarrative:Second personNarrative:ImperativeRecurring words:youLyric shape:you [VERB]Electric guitar:George HarrisonVocabulary:Casual languageLyric shape:[VERB] you
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George Harrison's default narrative stance is conversational – 22 of his songs use it.

George Harrison

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early41 · 29%
Mid-period48 · 35%
Late50 · 36%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)24
Past Masters22
Rubber Soul13
A Hard Day's Night12
Abbey Road10
Help!9
With The Beatles8
Revolver8
Magical Mystery Tour7
Please Please Me6
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band6
Let It Be6
Beatles For Sale5
Yellow Submarine4
Reunion singles3

Songs(142 of 162)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, JohnDirect address to 'you'
2P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaulAddressed to absent lover
3Ask Me Why1963Please Please MeJohnDirect address to 'you'
4Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulAddresses 'girl' directly
5There's a Place1963Please Please MeJohn, Paul'Don't you know that it's so?' addresses 'you'
6Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorgeDirect address to 'you'
7From Me to You1963Past MastersJohn, PaulDirect address to 'you'
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8Thank You Girl1963Past MastersJohn, PaulDirect address to 'you'/'girl'
9I'll Get You1963Past MastersJohn, PaulDirect address to 'you'
10She Loves You1963Past MastersPaul, JohnDirect address to friend
11All My Loving1963With The BeatlesPaulAddressed directly to 'you'
12It Won't Be Long1963With The BeatlesJohnAddresses 'you' throughout
13Little Child1963With The BeatlesJohn, PaulDirect address to 'little child'
14I Wanna Be Your Man1963With The BeatlesRingoDirect address to 'you'
15Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulDirect address to 'you'
16Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohnDirect address to ex-lover
17All I've Got to Do1963With The BeatlesJohnDirect address to 'you'
18Don't Bother Me1963With The BeatlesGeorgeAddresses an intruder directly
19This Boy1963Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeAddresses 'you' directly
20I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulDirect address to 'you'
21Sie Liebt Dich1964Past MastersJohn, Paul–
22Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand1964Past MastersJohn, PaulDirect address to 'du'
23I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohnAddresses absent 'you'
24Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaulDirect address: 'my friend', 'I'll buy you'
25You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohnDirect address to 'you'
26I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohnAddresses 'you' (the lost girl)
27I'll Be Back1964A Hard Day's NightJohnDirect address to 'you'
28Any Time at All1964A Hard Day's NightJohnNarrator addresses 'you'
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29A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulNarrator addresses 'you'
30I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohnDirect address to 'you'
31If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulDirect address to 'you'
32I'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964A Hard Day's NightGeorgeDirect address to 'you' throughout
33Tell Me Why1964A Hard Day's NightJohnDirect address to 'you'
34Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPaulDirect address to partner
35When I Get Home1964A Hard Day's NightJohnAddresses bystanders in his way
36I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohnAddresses 'you know' throughout
37No Reply1964Beatles For SaleJohnDirect address to unfaithful lover
38Eight Days a Week1964Beatles For SaleJohnDirectly addresses 'babe'/'girl'
39Baby's in Black1964Beatles For SaleJohn, PaulAddresses 'baby' / listener directly
40I'll Follow the Sun1964Beatles For SalePaulAddresses departing partner
41What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaulDirect address to 'you'
42Yes It Is1965Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeAddresses 'you' directly
43I'm Down1965Past MastersPaulAddressed to the laughing lover
44Help!1965Help!JohnDirect address to 'you'
45I Need You1965Help!GeorgeDirect address to 'you'
46The Night Before1965Help!PaulDirect address to former lover
47You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!John10 first + 6 second person
48It's Only Love1965Help!JohnDirect address to 'you'
49You're Going to Lose That Girl1965Help!JohnAddresses rival directly
50Another Girl1965Help!PaulAddressed to ex: 'you'd better stop'
51Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulDirect address to 'you'
52You Like Me Too Much1965Help!GeorgeDirect address to 'you'
53Run for Your Life1965Rubber SoulJohnDirect address to 'little girl'
54Wait1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulDirect address to partner
55In My Life1965Rubber SoulJohnFinal bridge addresses 'you' directly
56If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeDirect address to 'you'
57Drive My Car1965Rubber SoulPaul, JohnQuoted exchange with the girl
58Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohn'Isn't he a bit like you and me?'
59Think for Yourself1965Rubber SoulGeorge–
60You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaulDirect address to 'you'
61What Goes On1965Rubber SoulRingoAddresses unfaithful 'you' throughout
62I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPaulDirectly addresses 'you' throughout
63Girl1965Rubber SoulJohnAddresses listener directly
64The Word1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulAddresses 'you' throughout
65Michelle1965Rubber SoulPaulAddresses Michelle directly
66We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, JohnDirect address to estranged partner
67Rain1966Past MastersJohnDirect 'Can you hear me?' to listener
68Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaulAddresses 'Sir or Madam' directly
69Taxman1966RevolverGeorge7 first + 6 second person
70Doctor Robert1966RevolverJohnDirectly addresses 'you' throughout
71I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgeDirect address to 'you'
72Love You To1966RevolverGeorgeDirect address to lover
73Good Day Sunshine1966RevolverPaulDirect address to the day/sunshine
74And Your Bird Can Sing1966RevolverJohnSpoken at a 'you' throughout
75She Said She Said1966RevolverJohnDirect exchange with 'she'
76Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaulDirect address to 'you'
77Strawberry Fields Forever1967Magical Mystery TourJohn'Let me take you down'
78With a Little Help from My Friends1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandRingoDirect address to 'you' throughout
79Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAddresses 'you' as partner
80Within You Without You1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGeorgeFrames verses as recalled conversation
81Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulDirect address to audience
82Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, John, GeorgeDirect address to audience
83When I'm Sixty-Four1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAddresses partner directly
84Baby, You're a Rich Man1967Magical Mystery TourJohnDirect address to 'you'
85Hello, Goodbye1967Magical Mystery TourPaul–
86I Am the Walrus1967Magical Mystery TourJohn15 first + 13 second person
87Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaulMusic-hall MC tone
88Magical Mystery Tour1967Magical Mystery TourPaulDirect pitch to audience
89Blue Jay Way1967Magical Mystery TourGeorge7 first + 6 second person
90The Inner Light1968Past MastersGeorge4 first + 4 second person
91Revolution1968Past MastersJohnDirect address to 'you' throughout
92Hey Jude1968Past MastersPaulSpeaker counsels the addressee
93Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Come on' direct address
94Good Night1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoSpeaker addresses listener directly
95Martha My Dear1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulSpeaker pleads with the addressee
96Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAddresses Honey Pie directly
97Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)John10 first + 14 second person
98Piggies1968The Beatles (The White Album)George'Have you seen...' addresses listener
99Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulDirect proposal to the addressee
100Don't Pass Me By1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoDirect address to 'you'
101I Will1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulDirect address to 'you'
102Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)John14 first + 6 second person
103Savoy Truffle1968The Beatles (The White Album)George–
104Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAddressing Julia throughout
105Birthday1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul, JohnDirect address to 'you'
106Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul31 first + 21 second person
107Wild Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulDirect address to the 'honey pie' addressee
108Sexy Sadie1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
109Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'I told you...', 'here's another clue for you all'
110Dear Prudence1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
111Revolution 11968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAddresses 'you' throughout
112I'm So Tired1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAddresses 'you' throughout chorus
113While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeAddresses 'you' in bridges
114Blackbird1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul–
115Long, Long, Long1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeDirect address to 'you' throughout
116Back in the U.S.S.R.1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul16 first + 13 second person
117All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnDirect address; questions to listener
118Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohn–
119Only a Northern Song1969Yellow SubmarineGeorgeAddresses the listener directly
120It's All Too Much1969Yellow SubmarineGeorgeAddresses 'you' throughout
121Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorgeAddresses 'you' / 'baby'
122The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohn11 first + 21 second person
123I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohn–
124The End1969Abbey RoadPaulDirect address to 'you'
125Here Comes the Sun1969Abbey RoadGeorgeAddresses 'little darling'
126Polythene Pam1969Abbey RoadJohn–
127Carry That Weight1969Abbey RoadPaul, John, George, Ringo5 first + 2 second person
128Octopus's Garden1969Abbey RoadRingo'Knowing they're happy and they're safe'
129Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaulDirectly addresses 'darling'
130Something1969Abbey RoadGeorgeBridge addresses 'you'
131Golden Slumbers1969Abbey RoadPaulAddresses 'pretty darling'
132You Never Give Me Your Money1969Abbey RoadPaulAddresses 'you' (manager/business)
133You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)1970Past MastersJohn, Paul34 first + 53 second person
134The Long and Winding Road1970Let It BePaulDirect address to 'you'
135I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, JohnPaul addresses 'you' directly
136Two of Us1970Let It BePaul, JohnDirect address: 'You and me'
137For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorgeDirect address to 'girl'
138Dig a Pony1970Let It BeJohnAddresses 'you' throughout
139One After 9091970Let It BeJohn, PaulAddresses baby directly: 'Move over, honey'
140Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, George'Can we really live without each other'
141Real Love1996Reunion singlesJohnAddresses 'you' directly
142Now and Then2023Reunion singlesJohnDirect address to 'you'

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Addressed to absent lover

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

Direct address to 'you'

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Addresses 'girl' directly

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

'Don't you know that it's so?' addresses 'you'

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

Direct address to 'you'

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'/'girl'

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Direct address to friend

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Addressed directly to 'you'

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to 'little child'

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Direct address to 'you'

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to ex-lover

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to 'you'

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

Addresses an intruder directly

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you' directly

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

1964·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'du'

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Addresses absent 'you'

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Direct address: 'my friend', 'I'll buy you'

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Addresses 'you' (the lost girl)

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Narrator addresses 'you'

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Narrator addresses 'you'

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Direct address to partner

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Addresses bystanders in his way

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you know' throughout

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Direct address to unfaithful lover

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Directly addresses 'babe'/'girl'

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Addresses 'baby' / listener directly

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Addresses departing partner

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you' directly

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Addressed to the laughing lover

Help!

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

Direct address to 'you'

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

Direct address to former lover

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

10 first + 6 second person

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

Addresses rival directly

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Addressed to ex: 'you'd better stop'

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

Direct address to 'you'

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Direct address to 'little girl'

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Direct address to partner

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Final bridge addresses 'you' directly

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Direct address to 'you'

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Quoted exchange with the girl

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

'Isn't he a bit like you and me?'

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

Addresses unfaithful 'you' throughout

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Directly addresses 'you' throughout

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Addresses listener directly

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Addresses Michelle directly

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Direct address to estranged partner

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

Direct 'Can you hear me?' to listener

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Addresses 'Sir or Madam' directly

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

7 first + 6 second person

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Directly addresses 'you' throughout

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Direct address to 'you'

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Direct address to lover

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

Direct address to the day/sunshine

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

Spoken at a 'you' throughout

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Direct exchange with 'she'

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'Let me take you down'

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Getting Better

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Addresses 'you' as partner

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

Frames verses as recalled conversation

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Direct address to audience

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Direct address to audience

When I'm Sixty-Four

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Addresses partner directly

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Direct address to 'you'

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

15 first + 13 second person

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Music-hall MC tone

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Direct pitch to audience

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

7 first + 6 second person

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

4 first + 4 second person

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Speaker counsels the addressee

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Come on' direct address

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Speaker addresses listener directly

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Speaker pleads with the addressee

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Addresses Honey Pie directly

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

10 first + 14 second person

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

'Have you seen...' addresses listener

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct proposal to the addressee

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Direct address to 'you'

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

14 first + 6 second person

Savoy Truffle

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addressing Julia throughout

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

31 first + 21 second person

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to the 'honey pie' addressee

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'I told you...', 'here's another clue for you all'

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addresses 'you' throughout chorus

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Addresses 'you' in bridges

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

16 first + 13 second person

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Direct address; questions to listener

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Addresses the listener directly

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Addresses 'you' throughout

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

Addresses 'you' / 'baby'

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

11 first + 21 second person

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

Addresses 'little darling'

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

5 first + 2 second person

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

'Knowing they're happy and they're safe'

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Directly addresses 'darling'

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Bridge addresses 'you'

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Addresses 'pretty darling'

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Addresses 'you' (manager/business)

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

34 first + 53 second person

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Paul addresses 'you' directly

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Direct address: 'You and me'

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

Direct address to 'girl'

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

Addresses baby directly: 'Move over, honey'

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

'Can we really live without each other'

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

Addresses 'you' directly

Now and Then

2023·Reunion singles·John

Direct address to 'you'

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