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Burn the midnight lamp
Down until the dawn
I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming home
Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall
They turn into a bad dream overnight
Something could be terribly wrong
Don't be careless love
Don't be careless love
Don't be, don't be careless
In my dream you're running nowhere
Every step you've taken turns to glue
Walking down a spiral staircase
Falling through, falling through
Don't be careless love
Be careless love
The lamp burns down and out
I'm getting pretty tired of this
I feel so bad something might be going amiss
I won't be there so look out for yourself
You're getting in deep whatever you do
Don't let me go back to sleep
Don't be careless love
Don't be careless love
Don't be, don't be careless
Saw your face in the morning paper
Saw your body rolled up in a rug
Chopped up into little pieces
By some thug
Don't be careless love
Be careless love
But in the morning light
When I wake up again
You're by my side
And that's the way it's always been
But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
Don't be careless love
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Paul McCartney versions
Don't Be Careless Love (1988 Demo) |
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Performed by | Paul McCartney |
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Produced by | Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello |
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Musicians | Paul McCartney - lead vocal, backing vocals, bass Elvis Costello - backing vocals Hamish Stuart - guitar, backing vocals Chris Whitten - drums, backing vocals |
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Recorded | February 1, 1988, Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex, England |
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Released | March 24, 2017 |
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Albums | Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt (reissue), 2017 |
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Length | 3:24 |
Don't Be Careless Love |
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Performed by | Paul McCartney |
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Produced by | Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman |
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Musicians | Paul McCartney - lead vocal, harmonies, bass, acoustic guitar, tambourine, finger snaps Hamish Stuart - guitar, harmonies, tambourine Chris Whitten - drums, harmonies Mitchell Froom - keyboards Elvis Costello - keyboards, harmonies |
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Recorded | February 1, 1988 and October 27, 1988, Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex, England |
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Released | June 5, 1989 |
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Albums | Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt, 1989 |
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Length | 3:21 |
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