We Can Work It Out Right, here's the thing about "We Can Work It Out" – it's the sound of Lennon and McCartney at their absolute peak, before the rot set in. Released in '65 as a double A-side with "Day Tripper", and you can hear the tension crackling through every bar. McCartney's written this deceptively sunny plea for compromise, all nursery-rhyme optimism and "life is very short" platitudes. But then Lennon comes storming in with that middle eight – "Life is very short and there's no time fo

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“‘In We Can Work It Out’, Paul did the first half, I did the middle eight. But you’ve got Paul writing, ‘We can work it out, we can work it out’ - real optimistic, y’know, and me impatient: ‘Life is very short and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend’.” - John.⁠ ⁠ Hear the full song: http://thebeatles.lnk.to/We-Can-Work-It-Out John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr | The Beatles