“Seven Wonders” was the second single commercially released from Fleetwood Mac’s fourteenth studio album, Tango in the Night (1987). Written by Sandy Stewart (who recorded the original demo of the song) with contributions by Stevie Nicks, the synth-heavy pop song features Nicks at her most vocally r...
[Verse 1]
So long ago
Certain place
Certain time
You touched my hand
On the way
On the way down to Emmeline
[Pre-Chorus]
But if our paths never cross
Well, you know I'm sorry, but
[Chorus]
If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
[Post-Chorus]
The rainbow's edge
(Aaron)
(Aaron)
[Verse 2]
So it's hard to find
Someone with that kind of intensity
You touched my hand, I played it cool
And you reached out your hand to me
[Pre-Chorus]
But if our paths never cross
Well, no, I'm not sorry, but
[Chorus]
If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
[Post-Chorus]
The rainbow's edge
(Aaron)
(Aaron)
[Verse 3]
So long ago
It's a certain time
It's a certain place
You touched my hand and you smiled
All the way back you held out your hand
[Bridge]
If I hope and if I pray
Ooh, it might work out someday
[Chorus]
If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
If I live to see the seven wonders (if I live to see the seven wonders)
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end (I'll make a path there)
I'll never live to match the beauty again (I'll never live to see that beauty, that beauty, that same same beauty again)
If I live to see the seven wonders (if I live to see the)
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
(Well if I hope and I pray)
(Well maybe it might work out someday)
If I live to see the seven wonders (if I live to see the seven wonders)
Seven Wonders was written by Stevie Nicks & Sandy Stewart.
Seven Wonders was produced by Lindsey Buckingham & Richard Dashut.
Fleetwood Mac released Seven Wonders on Mon Apr 13 1987.
Stevie Nicks has spoken of the lyric changes she made to the demo, attributed to the fact that Sandy Stewart did not give her a lyric sheet before she recorded the song:
We thought we’d written down exactly as I sing them, the exact words to “Seven Wonders”. The spontaneity of the early take made i...
Rolling Stone named it the #39 greatest Fleetwood Mac song, saying:
The lush 1987 single ‘Seven Wonders’ was the rare Fleetwood Mac hit not primarily credited to one of the group’s many estimable songwriters. Nicks collaborator and Eighties synth-rock also-ran Sandy Stewart penned the harmony-soake...