In my life

Words and music by
PAUL McCARTNEY AND JOHN LENNON
From the BEATLES album RUBBER SOUL (1965)

This was sung by John Lennon, but came towards the end of the time when Lennon and McCartney were genuinely writing songs together, which may explain the subtlety of the some of the lyrics. I think of this song every time I return to Glasgow; everybody's a bit older (including me), somebody else has died, the landscape - especially of my old area in the East End - has changed; but there's still the memories of life and love among the ashes of areas forgotten for generations by planners and politicians.

There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more