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The eighth track of The Beatles' album Rubber Soul, “What Goes On” is the first song in which Ringo receives songwriting credits, as well as the only song ever credited to Lennon-McCartney-Starkey.
[Chorus]
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearin' me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
[Verse 1]
The other day I saw you as I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you, I could feel my future fold
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
[Chorus]
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearin' me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
[Verse 2]
(Uuuuh)
I met you in the morning waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning, I can see that I was blind
(Uuuuh)
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
(Uuuuh)
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
(Uuuuh)
I used to think of no one else but you were just the same
(Uuuuh)
You didn't even think of me as someone with a name
(Uuuuh)
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die?
Tell me why
[Chorus]
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
What Goes On was written by Lennon-McCartney & Paul McCartney & John Lennon & Ringo Starr.
What Goes On was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released What Goes On on Fri Dec 03 1965.
I would meet them in the studio to hear a new number. I would perch myself on a high stool and John and Paul would stand around me with their acoustic guitars ans play and sing it – usually without Ringo or George, unless George joined in the harmony. Then I would make suggestions to improve it, a...