Paul McCartney - Distractions Lyrics






What Is This Thing In Life That Persuades Me To Spend
Time Away From You?
If You Can Answer This You Can Have The Moon.
This Is The Place To Be, Anyway You Can See
There's A Lovely View.
Why Are There Always So Many Other Things To Do?
Distractions, Like Butterflies Are Buzzing 'Round My Head,
When I'm Alone I Think Of You
And The Life We'd Lead If We Could Only Be Free
From These Distractions.

The Postman's At The Door
While The Telephone Rings On The Kitchen Wall,
Pretend We're Not At Home And They'll Disappear.
I Want To Be With You, Tell Me What I Can Do,
Nothing Is Too Small
Away From All This Jazz We Could Do Anything At All.
Distractions, Like Butterflies Are Buzzing 'Round My Head.
When I'm Alone I Think Of You
And The Things We'd Do If We Could Only Be Through
With These Distractions.
I'll Fond The Peaceful Place Far A Way From The Noise Of A Busy Day
Where We Can Spend Our Nights Counting Shooting Stars,
Distractions, Like Butterflies Are Buzzing 'Round My Head.
When I'm Alone I Think Of You
And The Things We'd Do If We Could Only Be Through
With These Distractions, Like Butterflies They're
Buzzing 'Round My Head, When I'm Alone I Think Of You
And The Life We'd Lead If We Could Only Be Free
From These Distractions.





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  1. s.... a....

    Lindo como pode com o passar dos anos ele fica mas lindo e charmoso talento puro

  2. J.... R....

    What a wonderful song!!

  3. l.... ....

    Thirty years loving this song. (Greets form Argentina).

  4. t.... ....

    So late 80’s, played this on vinyl relentlessly. Sounds a bit like Sade and Swing Out Sister in places

  5. E.... G....

    Por canciones como esta, es las que hacen a este SEÑOR, uno de los mayores genios que ha dado la música en su historia.... Al mismo nivel que pudieron estar en su época Mozart, Beethoven....

  6. B.... S....

    He's such a genius

  7. Z.... ....

    très cool et relax

  8. J.... S....

    Well god knows, Paul has more than endured his share of distractions with PIDers pestering the daylights out of him his advanced old age.poor man. Only interest I had in PID thing was the Paul jfk author connection, but the PID folks so extra crazy, I wound up not believing even the most probable jfk cia Paul connection.

  9. E.... K....

    Bela canção de Sr Paul McCartney Fala das paisagens do nosso Brasil valeu Macca ok galera

  10. A.... K....

    Love this song

  11. J.... G....

    многие вещи сольного маккартни как минимум не хуже песен битлз. но – 120 тысяч просмотров. печально.

  12. M.... M....

    Why wasn’t this version released on cd ??

  13. A.... c....

    who the hell are the zombies that dislike this?

    A.... c....

    Alexey cherniak , Paul is dead brainwashed mama’s basement kids, alt right Paul haters who accuse him of being son of a satanist and square Paul hating boomers. See them ALL over Paul and Beatles music and interview YouTubes in comments ....Alt righters renewed old hippie PID hoax on Reddit about ten years ago and these sites and commenters ridicule macca for being imposter and assume he has plastic face. There are a few core sites devoted to spewing lies and propaganda that really target Paul and especially have a core devoted cult of basement alt righter, incel sheeple folks. They are OBSESSED with Beatles and Paul bashing and frantically scramble all over internet to get first troll comment on his YouTubes. I think his liberal causes crossed some powerful right wingers and they pay trolls to target him as very difficult to get first comment in. I see they missed this video.

  14. C.... M....

    フラワーズ~は本当にいいアルバム。この曲癒される。

  15. E.... A....

    Masterpiece wonderful sir..

  16. C.... d....

    Wonderful, thanks for sharing this awesome track, I still keep the cassette of this fantastic “flowers in the dirt” long play. ❤️

  17. M.... M....

    This song....I just fall more in love with his music...so so beautiful....exactly, distractions.

    M.... M....

    What a beautiful song! What a fantastic voice!

  18. y.... l....

    imo one of pauls best songs

  19. C.... C....

    What a gem.

  20. g.... b....

    穏やかに掻きむしられる。

  21. B.... A....

    Великий пол!

  22. F.... E....

    Está balada Romántica de Paul es fantástica, 1989 mi Boda, mi Luna de Miel,😍todo un placer preciosa canción, de un Genio Bravo Paul McCartney

  23. r.... ....

    love the music. the video sucks though.

  24. T.... ....

    I didn't know this video; Thanks for posting it.

  25. O.... O....

    At least 1000 of these views were me !!! Greatsssssssss

  26. A.... ....

    Seguramente mi canción favorita de McCartney. Una obra de arte del mayor talento musical de todos los tiempos.

  27. L.... ....

    Paul is love

  28. P.... B....

    For me this is absolutely masterpiece. One of the best songs in the world

  29. K.... H....

    best song on the album imo

  30. M.... M....

    Beautiful song!

  31. K.... Y....

    Great song!!!

  32. M.... d....

    Esse vídeo também é lindíssimo!!!

  33. M.... d....

    AMO, AMO, AMOOO de paixão!!!

  34. J.... C....

    Flowers in the Dirt...and incredible album!

  35. T.... ....

    Oh my. Listen to the bass from 1:33 thru 1:38.

  36. A.... ....

    Bravo Paul!!

  37. s.... ....

    The mix on the album doesn't solo up the bass (at 1:33 - 1:39) like this mix does, I love it.

    s.... ....

    Are you sure? I remember always hearing that part

  38. o.... ....

    Pure Class

  39. �.... �....

    what is the model of microphone on an acoustic guitar?

    �.... �....

    http://recordinghacks.com/microphones/Neumann/KM-86

  40. S.... T....

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  41. J.... Y....

    Just beautiful!

  42. B.... S....

    What a beautiful song.

  43. R.... C....

    So many of his musical poems speak to so many different interpretations, for so many different folks. A trait of great poets. Paul and The Beatles speak to the love of my life. Now as well as then, when we were kids. Now she is leaving me a little bit each day with Alzheimer's and listening to this song with many, many thoughts of the little distractions that kept us apart through moments, or days, in our lives. Cling to the one you love. Time is finite.

    R.... C....

    Robert Chapman
    So true! Really touched by what you've written here! I can relate to a lot of the things you said, beautiful!

    R.... C....

    Nice way of putting it! Your last two sentences, "Cling to the one you love. Time is finite," also remind me of John Lennon´s "Life is what happens to you while you´re busy making other plans..." (Maybe "Distractions" is Paul´s riposte to John´s line.) God bless!

    R.... C....

    What a powerful comment to read while listening to this song. I just burst into tears.

  44. L.... 1....

    One of the greatest tracks ever recorded. Absolute masterpiece.

    L.... 1....

    @KremIsis absolute MEGAhit

  45. S.... U....

    this and the next album had it in a good rebirth

  46. B.... ....

    "A song that greatly benefited from additional hearings of the track"? Don't think that's even necessary. I loved this as a kid of 13, you are not suppossed to have a trained ear / taste at that age, but to spontaneously like something or not without knowing quite well why.

  47. T.... F....

    I love this song. Thanks

  48. r.... ....

    love that deep deep bass...thanks for sharing this great song!

  49. F.... E....

    excellent commentary, very good video and sound quality but... Why did you cut the introduction?

  50. N.... C....

    Best song he's ever written.

    N.... C....

    never thought about it that way. I always knew I super super loved it. but......yeah. One of his best let's say. Especially from a Fan's prospective...ya know? The acoustic guitar solo is what i term immaculate, then that little part starting at 3:02 always bled a feel that always sends me to heaven, I do know that. The tune the Flutes or whatever play is very relaxing, like very "eastern" I don't know? but you saying that did have me thinking about my favorite McCartney songs.

    N.... C....

    Then again. Looking back. I got the cassette of FLOWERS IN THE DIRT when it first came out, I was 10. I remember hearing My Brave Face on MTV and thought this sounded gnarly. So I begged mom to buy me the tape. To this day, 38 now, I still have the tape. It's actually in my car at the moment. But ok....The album. There are hardly if any errors on it. All great in my ears. I like "rough ride" but... probably my least favorite. I like the album as a whole. I don't know about any favorite songs, but i do know it is BY FAR my favorite Paul McCartney album. I love the way he sings Motor of love too. cheers

    N.... C....

    One of the many absolutely beautiful songs! Too many near perfect musical masterpieces to choose from

    N.... C....

    Ever heard of Elanor Rigby

    N.... C....

    dvs2751 the same, I said the same to my mom and I still keep the cassette 😁 “flowers in the dirt” is really awesome.

  51. T.... R....

    Hermosa balada....

  52. t.... f....

    what a great love: Linda and Paul. this song:  a monument, shows inner worlds of them. Paul, what an artist, fan since very early years from Germany.

    t.... f....

    Linda and Paul? Gosh, why? Nothing about Linda here in this perfect song. Don't spoil everythng, please.

    t.... f....

    It is wonderful. No relation to Linda in this song. More about a person who he doesn't pay much attention and he is not close all the time. Possibly...me. And that is why is has a Brazilian sound .I am Brazilian. But seriously, no Linda in this lyrics. I see her anywhere when I listen to this masterpiece.

    t.... f....

    @Virginia Abreu de Paula
    Yes, Linda is beautiful in this arrangement.

  53. G.... Y....

    I realize I am five years late to this particular party (!), but I do strongly disagree with the above as a review of the album "Flowers In The Dirt". That this is "a song that greatly benefited from additional hearings of the track, a characteristic shared by few other tunes on "Flowers in the Dirt." is totally off the mark, unless Turnstiles06 is saying that all the other tracks on the LP presented as "winners" upon first listen. Without question, one of McCartney's finest post-Beatles albums!

  54. S.... ....

    Props to my man Elvis, who has a tendency to just consistently bring out the best in other artists!

  55. S.... ....

    What a perfectly crafted pop song: beautiful melody, like many of Paul's are prone to be, but, more mature, multi-dimensional, interesting even upon repeated listening. I even like the Linda vocals that punctuate it with a personal poignancy. After all, it's a great love story, and it pains me a little bit every time I hear "My Brave Face": could he have known one day that song will take on a whole new meaning after she leaves?

  56. S.... ....

    I intend to buy this as my first McCartney CD. . . . tut tut, guess I must have been Distracted.
    by the Beautiful strings from Clare Fischer.

  57. k.... m....

    Happy 70th birthday sir Paul McCartney <3

  58. p.... ....

    i didn´t know this song, as beautiful as always he does! love you Paul!

  59. P.... ....

    I loved this track since I bought the vinyl in '89. Extraordinary , one of his finest yet 'overlooked'
    :-((( Greta post!

  60. N.... ....

    maravilloso.

  61. C.... A....

    Minute 1:58...I'm dead and I'm in heaven!!! Love this man!!

  62. V.... B....

    I'm a Mafia Wars Boss so don't pick on Paul or I'll sick my nearly 4,500 members on your butt!!

  63. M.... B....

    ke hermoso ... pasan los años y Paulie no cambia... eres Precioso ... Eres definitivamente el mejor!

  64. s.... ....

    Another song of Paul that can make you travel in time, and let you escape from your troubles and boring life. Suddenly it's easy to share his incredible love for music and his capacity to create beautiful songs like this and the world and the story that can be created just listening to him. Love you Paul!

  65. J.... U....

    @PERROMALDO it was a succes in the uk and worldwide(not huge, but pretty big),but not so much in the U.S. because the singles failed to impact.

  66. M.... B....

    me encanta me encanta !!!!!!

  67. N.... D....

    amazing album and hugely under rated...

    N.... D....

    I liked it instantly, though - as soon as I heard it (except perhaps "You want her, too").

  68. W.... ....

    I've always thought of this album as being quite similar to Tug of War - very accomplished, very well arranged, another good effort Paul. God - it's so hard to pick a McCartney top ten song list... there are SO many gems!

  69. M.... B....

    PAUL .. KE MEJOR DISTRACCION

  70. R.... M....

    One of his masterpieces, in my opinion, but as you guys have mentioned, only a few knows the song. Played it for my 12 year old daughter and she liked it.

  71. D.... K....

    just beautiful..... tender falsetto vocals... overlooked Mccartney masterpiece (one of many)

  72. �.... �....

    Amazing song. Sir Paul thank you!

  73. X.... Z....

    -sigh- couldn't you just eat him. (in a good way)

  74. A.... k....

    hmmm most mér nem bolondoskodol:

  75. t.... m....

    So nice!

  76. J.... L....

    my favorite from flowers in the dirt. love Paul's voice and the music.

  77. s.... ....

    So true in the description. Some of the songs in Flowers in the Dirt I just skip over most of the time because the intros are kind of boring. But I just recently listened to each of them, and man, there are some good songs there. This is a beauty.

  78. m.... c....

    wow...this song is beautiful!! this is one of my favorite! :))
    MACCA RULES!

  79. O.... ....

    I discovered this Macca's album only few months ago but it has been love at first listen ♥

  80. t.... m....

    All instruments played by Paul.

  81. n.... ....

    has the good ole "And I love her " feel on the guitar!

  82. S.... ....

    Wow, very old-fashioned music here! I like how many people love this because this is seriously a song that could have come straight out of the 50's! That's exciting to me because so few people these days appreciate old music, which is a tragedy

  83. S.... ....

    Brano stupendo.....GREAT

  84. b.... ....

    Sad song but beautiful

  85. C.... O....

    what a song! hes my hero

  86. M.... ....

    Gorgeous song. My favorite from Flowers in the Dirt. Thanks for posting.