“You and I” is bassist John Deacon’s song on the album. It’s in the key of D-major, mainly piano-driven, and features Deacon on acoustic guitar. It was placed on the B-side for “Tie Your Mother Down,” and was unfortunately never played live.
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
Music is playing in the darkness
And a lantern goes swinging by
Shadows flickering, my heart's jittering
Just you and I
Not tonight, come tomorrow
When everything's sunny
And bright (sunny and bright)
No, no, no, come tomorrow
Cause then we'll be
Waiting for the moonlight
[Chorus]
We'll go walking in the moonlight
Walking in the moonlight
[Verse 2]
Laughter ringing in the darkness
People drinking for days gone by
Time don't mean a thing
When you're by my side
Please stay a while
[Bridge]
Ooh, you know I never could
Foresee the future years (Doo-doo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-uuh)
You know I never could see (Doo-doo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-dooroo-uuuuuuh)
Where life was leading me
But will we be together forever?
What will be my love?
Can't you see that I just don't know
Don't know (Uuuuh)
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
No, no, not tonight, come tomorrow
When everything's gonna
Be alright (sunny and bright)
Wait and see if tomorrow
Will be as happy
As we're feeling tonight
[Chorus]
We'll go walking
In the moonlight (Oh, we'll be happy)
Walking in the moonlight
[Verse 4]
Ooh, I can hear the music in the darkness
Floating softly to where we lie
No more questions now
Let's enjoy tonight
Just you and I
Ooh, just you and I
[Outro]
Mm, just you and I
Can't you see that
We gotta be together, be together
Just you and I, just you and I
No more questions, just you and I
[Solo and Piano]
You and I was written by John Deacon.
You and I was produced by Queen.