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Released in 1975

Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People

Written by Paul McCartneyLinda McCartney


Album This song officially appears on the Venus and Mars Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1975

Master album

Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:


Lyrics

Treat her gently

Treat her kind

She doesn’t even know her own mind.


Treat her simply

Take it slow

Make it easy

and let her know

You’ll never find another way


Here we sit

Two lonely old people

Eking our lives away


Bit by bit

Two lonely old people

Keeping the time of day


Here we sit

Out of breath

And nobody asked us to play

Old people’s home for the day

Nobody asked us to play


Treat her gently

Treat her kind

She doesn’t even know her own mind


Treat her simply

Make it slow

Take it easy

and let her know

You’ll never find another way


Here we sit

Two lonely old people

Eking our lives away


Bit by bit

Two lonely old people

Keeping the time of day


Here we sit

Out of breath

And nobody asked us to play


Old people’s home for the day

Nobody asked us to play

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Bootlegs

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.


Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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Richard S. • 4 years ago

Beautiful song. Best song on the album in my opinion and as very underrated.


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