Remember how you used to ummm, you used to phone up and (ohh)
You wouldn't say your name you, you'd just say Hey You

You know I see you on my blank sheet before I write or form oracle this situation yo,
My memories choke me and stain my
Pillow as my voice becomes hollow as I trace tear lines around this space
That won't fill yo I feel nothing but this way and
The emptiness stays and its cluttered with a silence that teases me
It leads me on like it's gonna say, like it's gonna say

[Chorus]
Hey You, I'm Sorry that I have to leave I'll try to come back ohh,
Hey You I'm sorry that I have to leave I'll try to come back one day

You know yesterday I stood outside in the rain in an attempt to dissolve away
Or just disappear or be gone be back or be
Just I try to see the point but I only see the pain
My dreams cry when they're slain I regain consciousness to blurry vision
I try to listen out for whispers of

Hey You, I'm sorry that I have to leave I'll try to come back oohhh,
Hey You I'm sorry that I have to leave I'll try to come back one day

Rain Drops disguise my tears have gone
I want you to be here with me to stand by me
Said I can't help but to be selfish baby cause I don't want to be alone

[Chorus]

Did I leave you behind or did you let me go
All I know is you're not here to say to me those special words (Hey You)
Time was once on our side but now it's against us It parts us and we're not always (saints?)

[Chorus]


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Hey You Lyrics as written by Trevant Jermaine Hardson Leroy Carr

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    This song reminds me of a guy I was saying who would do the exact same thing the song describes - when he'd call he'd always say 'hey you'. We drifted apart and everytime I hear this song I think of him and wonder if we'll ever meet up again!

    un_intendedon July 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    This song reminds me of a guy I was saying who would do the exact same thing the song describes - when he'd call he'd always say 'hey you'. We drifted apart and everytime I hear this song I think of him and wonder if we'll ever meet up again!

    un_intendedon July 11, 2005   Link

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