You Won’t See Me Lyrics
When I call you up, your line's engaged
I have had enough, so act your age
We have lost the time that was so hard to find
And I will lose my mind
[Chorus]
If you won't see me (You won't see me)
You won't see me (You won't see me)
[Verse 2]
I don't know why you
Should want to hide (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
But I can't get through
My hands are tied (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
I won't want to stay
I don't have much to say (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
But I get turned away (Ooh, la la la)
[Chorus]
And you won't see me (You won't see me)
You won't see me (You won't see me)
[Bridge]
Time after time
You refuse to even listen
I wouldn't mind
If I knew what I was missing (No, I wouldn't, no, I wouldn't)
Though the days are few
They're filled with tears (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
And since I lost you
It feels like years (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
Yes, it seems so long
Girl, since you've been gone (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
And I just can't go on (Ooh, la la la)
[Chorus]
If you won't see me (You won't see me)
You won't see me (You won't see me)
[Bridge]
Time after time
You refuse to even listen
I wouldn't mind
If I knew what I was missing (No, I wouldn't, no, I wouldn't)
[Verse 3]
Though the days are few
They're filled with tears (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
And since I lost you
It feels like years (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
Yes, it seems so long
Girl, since you've been gone (Ooh, la la la, ooh, la la la)
And I just can't go on (Ooh, la la la)
If you won't see me (You won't see me)
You won't see me (You won't see me)
[Outro]
(Yeah) Ooh, la la la (Yeah, yeah)
Ooh, la la la
About
With their allotted studio time almost up, The Beatles took part in a 13-hour session to finish Rubber Soul, beginning at 6pm on November 11, 1965, and ending at 7am the following morning.
The group recorded two takes of the rhythm track for “You Won’t See Me,” and a number of overdubs. These included a Hammond organ part played by The Beatles' assistant, Mal Evans, whose contribution was limited to a single A-note held throughout the final verse.
The song backdrops a real-life argument between a frustrated Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend, Jane Asher.
The Beatles also recorded “Girl” during this session, and completed the songs “Wait” and “I’m Looking Through You” with some additional overdubs.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
To me it was very Motown-flavored. It’s got a James Jamerson feel. He was the Motown bass player, he was fabulous, the guy who did all those great melodic bass lines. It was him, me, and Brian Wilson who were doing melodic bass lines at that time, all from completely different angles, LA, Detroit and London, all picking up on what each other did.
— Paul McCartney via Beatles Ebooks
Normally I write on guitar and have full chords, or on piano and have full chords, but this was written around two little notes, a very slim phrase– a two-note progression that I had very high on the first two strings of the guitar… Then I wrote the tune for ‘You Won’t See Me’ against it. It was 100 percent me, but I am always happy to give John a credit because there’s always a chance that on the session he might have said, ‘That’d be better.’
— Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now
- 1.Drive My Car
- 3.You Won’t See Me
- 4.Nowhere Man
- 6.The Word
- 7.Michelle
- 8.What Goes On
- 9.Girl
- 11.In My Life
- 12.Wait