"Say, what you're doing in bed?"
I said "We're only trying to get us some peace."" - Meaning and context.">
"Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969), referring to his "bed-in" honeymoon of March 1969.

The newspapers said,
"Say, what you're doing in bed?"
I said "We're only trying to get us some peace."

— John Lennon

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The newspapers said,
"Say, what you're doing in bed?"
I said "We're only trying to get us some peace."" in the context of ""Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969), referring to his "bed-in" honeymoon of March 1969." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Lennon

About John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), born John Winston Lennon, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, political activist and founding member of The Beatles. His second wife was Yoko Ono. He was murdered in 1980.