In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I don't want no fly guy
I just want a shy guy
That's what I want yeah
You know what I want yeah
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Everywhere me go di man dem a rush me
Yes a whole eep a pretty boy wah fi love me
A me dem love, yes a me dem love
True them know me sweet and me sexy
Everywhere me go me say me ever ready
A me dem love, yes a me dem love
But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy, who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
Only him can make me irie irie irie
Roughneck man me no want none a dem
Beat up me body lick off me head top
Me no want none a dat
Me no want none a dat
Big things a gwaan fi all di shy man dem
Wat to be my love and wat to be my friend
Till the very end, till the very end
But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy, he's the kinda guy
Who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
Only him can make me irie irie irie
Have mercy mercy mercy
Mercy mercy come on
Shy man me wanna hear you,
Roll up your one in the air make me ice you
If ya nah one of them me nah wan see you
This one dedicated to all the shy man crew
Shy man me wanna hear you,
Roll up your one in the air make me ice you
If ya nah one of them me nah wan see you
This one dedicated to all the shy man crew
'Cause I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy, who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
He can make me irie irie irie
Have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
He can make me irie irie irie
Shy guy, shy guy, shy guy
I just want a shy guy
That's what I want yeah
You know what I want yeah
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Everywhere me go di man dem a rush me
Yes a whole eep a pretty boy wah fi love me
A me dem love, yes a me dem love
True them know me sweet and me sexy
Everywhere me go me say me ever ready
A me dem love, yes a me dem love
But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy, who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
Only him can make me irie irie irie
Roughneck man me no want none a dem
Beat up me body lick off me head top
Me no want none a dat
Me no want none a dat
Big things a gwaan fi all di shy man dem
Wat to be my love and wat to be my friend
Till the very end, till the very end
But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy, he's the kinda guy
Who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
Only him can make me irie irie irie
Have mercy mercy mercy
Mercy mercy come on
Shy man me wanna hear you,
Roll up your one in the air make me ice you
If ya nah one of them me nah wan see you
This one dedicated to all the shy man crew
Shy man me wanna hear you,
Roll up your one in the air make me ice you
If ya nah one of them me nah wan see you
This one dedicated to all the shy man crew
'Cause I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy, who'll only be mine
Oh Lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
He can make me irie irie irie
Have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di whole a dem sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
He can make me irie irie irie
Shy guy, shy guy, shy guy
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Shy Guy Lyrics as written by Kingsley Gardner Steve Ferrone
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