I feel such sorrow, I feel such shame
I know I won’t arrive on time
Before whatever out there is gone
What can I do, that day is done
It’s just a promise that I made
I said I’d walk in her parade
Hot scalding tears I thought would flow
Still in my heart they’ll never show
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I’ve gone
I won’t be coming back
That day is done
Well I recall the time and place
Where they announced her precious face
I thought at once my heart would burst
Still every time is like the first
There was applause as she stepped up
I wished that I could interrupt
I made no sign, I made no sound
I know I must stay underground
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I’ve gone
I won’t be coming back
That day is done
That’s why she walks, or so they say
She always knew just what I needed
But if she would just look my way
One time before they proceed
She sprinkles flowers in the dirt
That’s when a thrill becomes a hurt
I know I’ll never see her face
She walks away from my resting place
That day is done
That day is done
You know where I’ve gone
I won’t be coming back
That day is done
You know where I’ve gone
I won’t be coming back
That day is done
That day is done
That day is done
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Alternate versions
Paul McCartney versions
That Day Is Done (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, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals Hamish Stuart - guitar, backing vocals Chris Whitten - drums, percussion, backing vocals |
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Recorded | March 3, 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 | 4:21 |
That Day Is Done |
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Performed by | Paul McCartney |
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Produced by | Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Neil Dorfsman & Mitchell Froom |
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Musicians | Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass, harmonies Hamish Stuart - guitar, harmonies Chris Whitten - drums, tambourine Elvis Costello - vocals Nicky Hopkins - piano Mitchell Froom - keyboards John Taylor - cornet Tony Goddard - cornet Ian Peters - euphonium Ian Harper - tenor horn |
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Recorded | March 1988, Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex, England, and October 1988, Olympic Sound Studios, London |
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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 | 4:22 |
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