By the way, every little thing about her face
Fills him up, the image so pleasing it could never be erased
Here to stay, embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together
All the time

By the way she says things, the tone
Just to hear her voice
He can't explain, the sound so exciting to him a perfect choice
Here to stay, embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together
All the time

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking sexy tomboy
With a natural way of thinking carefree
Innocent she's slightly sneaky
Confident and proud from another country
Has her way lives for today
By the way she's far away

By the way, holding her hugging her can feel so warm
Just think about it, two bodies embracing
Creating love in this form
Here to stay, embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together
All the time

Crazy independent Spanish speaking arty
Flirty red wine drinking sexy tomboy
With a natural way of thinking crazy

Then she kissed him and she went away
Far across to San Francisco Bay
You'd think that she would think again
And only want to be with him
Regardless of the things that pull her far away, she's far away

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking sexy tomboy
With a natural way of thinking crazy
By the way she's far away and by the way she's far away

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
By the way she's far away, yeah, ooh and far away
A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
By the way she's far away, hey yeah


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By the Way Lyrics as written by Lew Pollack Sam M. Lewis

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    love the melody and the lyrics. it's a little bit latin, which is cool. i love it how they can relate the lyrics to the melody like that.

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