Paul McCartney

Everybody Out There

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Everybody Out There Lyrics

Hey, everybody out there
You know what it's like
If you haven't got a life
When you haven't got a life

Hey, do you want to make a difference?
Well, stand in the line
If you haven't got the time
I can give you some of mine

There, but for the grace of God go you and I
We're the brightest objects in the sky
There, but for the grace of God go you and I
Do some good before you say goodbye

Hey, I was trying to remember
How bad it was then
When you didn't have a friend
When you didn't have a friend

Hey, everybody out there (oh oh oh oh)
Everybody out there
Hey, everybody out there (oh oh oh oh)
Everybody out there

There, but for the grace of God go you and I
We're the brightest objects in the sky
Remember, there but for the grace of God go you and I
Do some good before you say goodbye

Hey, everybody out there

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mellow_harsher On Mar 16, 2014

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by toesesofmoses

11y ago

Well, first off, brilliant song; McCartney's still got it. The line "there but for the grace of God go you and I" is a take on "there but for the grace of God go I," supposedly a statement made by John Bradford in the 16th century on humility and how someone else's misfortune could have been yours. Anyways, I see the song as somewhat straightforward encouragement to "do some good" on the planet as you have been, and could at any point, find yourself in difficult times and seeking help or simply kindness. "We're the brightest objects in the sky," it seems to me, sort of indicates that he knows himself and the listener to be more capable of making a change than many. They have the power to be the light in the darkness, to draw people and guide them; and it's their responsibility to take on in in this life.

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