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
You better believe it
Goodbye


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Two of Us Lyrics as written by Paul Mccartney John Lennon

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    This song is defintely about John and Paul's relationship. Its more a bittersweet tone, though. Paul acknowledges his deteriorating freidnship with John in his lines. He understands that he and John only have a limited amount of time left as friends. They had been friends for fifteen years, give or take, and he saw that they would not be friends anywhere near fifteen more. The song almost serves as a preface for "We Can Work It Out" (another song written to each other).

    That line also serves as one of the saddest to me, because Paul (unwittingly) predicts the end of John's life, a mere decade later. "You and I have memories, longer than the road that stretches on ahead." It really makes you think.

    Sir_Larrikinon November 10, 2005   Link

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