Paul McCartney claimed for years that this song was about him and his future wife Linda Eastman, whom he married six weeks after the song recording. In a statement she left for Steve Turner’s A Hard Day’s Write she didn’t seem to have any doubt about it:
It’s about us. We just pulled off in a wood...
[Intro: John Lennon]
I Dig a Pygmy by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids
Phase one, in which Doris gets her oats
[Verse 1: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Two of us riding nowhere, spending someone's
Hard earned pay
You and me Sunday driving, not arriving
On our way back home
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
[Verse 2: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Two of us sending postcards, writing letters
On my wall
You and me burning matches, lifting latches
On our way back home
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
[Bridge: Paul McCartney]
You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
[Verse 3: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Two of us wearing raincoats, standing solo
In the sun
You and me chasing paper, getting nowhere
On our way back home
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
[Bridge: Paul McCartney]
You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
[Verse 4: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Two of us wearing raincoats, standing solo
In the sun
You and me chasing paper, getting nowhere
On our way back home
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
[Outro]
We're going home
You better believe it
Goodbye
Two of Us was written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
Two of Us was produced by Phil Spector.
The Beatles released Two of Us on Fri May 08 1970.
This song triggered a famous exchange between Paul McCartney and George Harrison, captured during the filming of Let It Be:
Paul: It’s complicated now. We can get it simpler, and then complicate it where it needs complications.
George: It’s not complicated.
Paul: This one is like, shall we play gui...
Linda has said,
“As a kid I loved getting lost. I would say to my father – let’s get lost. But you could never seem to be able to get really lost. All signs would eventually lead back to New York or wherever we were staying! Then, when I moved to England to be with Paul, we would put Martha in the...