Beautiful Boy / Memories / Club Dakota Rap / Across The River Lyrics
John Lennon
Lyrics
Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster's gone
He's on the run and your daddy's here
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Out on the ocean sailing away
I can hardly wait to see you come of age
But I guess, we'll both just have to be patient
'Cause it's a long way to go, a hard row to hoe
Yes, it's a long way to go but in the meantime
Before you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Darling, darling, darling
Darling Sean
Good night Sean
See you in the morning
Right again
Song & Lyrics Facts
John Lennon's song "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" was released on the 1980 album, Double Fantasy. The lyrics were written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with music composed by Lennon.
It is a tribute to his son Sean Lennon, who was five years old at the time of its release. The song features the band Elephant's Memory, which included bassist Tony Levin and drummer Jim Keltner, both of whom had previously worked with Lennon on other projects. The song "Memories" was also released on the same album in 1980. The lyrics were written by John Lennon, while the music was composed by him and Yoko Ono. The song features the Club Dakota Rap, an improvisation performed by Lennon and Ono over the basic track. It also includes a bridge section called "Across the River", which was inspired by a dream Lennon had about crossing a river with Yoko.