<P> The song was written for Lennon's son Sean, his only child with Yoko Ono . It begins with John comforting his son from what is presumably a nightmare and develops into John passionately describing the love he has for his son and the joy Sean gave him . </P> <P> At the end of the song, John Lennon whispers "Good night, Sean . See you in the morning . Bright and early ." in a similar fashion to what Ringo Starr whispers at the end of the Beatles song "Good Night", which was a song written by John Lennon for his other son, Julian Lennon . </P> <P> The lyrics of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" contain the famous Lennon quote "Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans ." However, the expression of this sentiment can be traced back to a 1957 Reader's Digest article, which attributes it to Allen Saunders . </P> <Ul> <Li> John Lennon--vocals, acoustic guitar </Li> <Li> Earl Slick--acoustic guitar </Li> <Li> Hugh McCracken--lead guitar </Li> <Li> Tony Levin--bass </Li> <Li> George Small--keyboards </Li> <Li> Andy Newmark--drums </Li> <Li> Robert Greenidge--steel drum </Li> <Li> Arthur Jenkins--percussion </Li> </Ul>

Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans