 Inspired by this turn of events, Lennon wrote "Grow Old with Me" as an answer to Ono's song, and rang her back to play it to her over the phone.The two new songs, "Grow Old with Me" and "Let Me Count the Ways" were originally meant for inclusion on the "Double Fantasy" album.However, Lennon and Ono were working on a tight deadline to get the album finished and released before Christmas, and decided to postpone recording of the song until the following year (1981) for the follow-up album, "Milk and Honey".