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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul McCartney
Bass
Trevor Horn
Keyboards
Steve Lipson
Guitar
Chris Whitten
Drums
Linda Louis McCartney
Moog
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul McCartney
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul McCartney
Producer
Trevor Horn
Producer
Steve Lipson
Producer
Eddie Klein
Assistant Engineer
Geoff Emerick
Engineer
Neil Dorfsman
Mixing Engineer
Noel Harris
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, you've got me dancing in a figure of eight
Don't know if I'm coming or going, I'm early or late
'Round and 'round the ring I go
I wanna know, I wanna know, hey
[Verse 2]
Why can't we travel a continuous line
Make love a reliable covenant all the time?
Up and down the hills I go
I got to know, I got to know
[Verse 3]
Is it better to love one another than to go for a walk in the dark?
Is it better to love than to give in to hate?
Yeah, we'd better take good care of each other
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck in a figure of eight
[Verse 4]
Well, figure it out for yourself, little girl
It don't go nowhere at all
It's nothing more than a tape loop
In a big dance hall
[Verse 5]
Whoa now (You've got me running in a figure of eight)
(Don't know if I'm coming or going, early or late) Early or late
'Round and 'round I go
I wanna know, I wanna know
[Verse 6]
Say, is it better to love one another than to go for a walk in the dark?
Is it better to love than to give in to hate?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Yes, we'd better take good care of one another
And avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck in a figure of eight
Written by: Paul McCartney