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Say You, Say Me [Live] Lyrics
Say you, say me
Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
I had a dream, I had an awesome dream
People in the park playing games in the dark
And what they played was a masquerade
And from behind the walls of doubt
A voice was crying out
Say you, say me
Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
As we go down life's lonesome highway
Seems the hardest thing to do is to find a friend or two
That helping hand
Someone who understands
That when you feel you've lost your way
You've got someone there to say, "I'll show you"
Say you, say me
Say it for always (oh)
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
So you think you know the answers? Oh no
Well the whole world's got you dancing
That's right, I'm telling you
Time to start believing, oh yes
Believe in who you are
You are a shining star
Say you, say me
Say it for always
Oh, that's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
Say it together, naturally
Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
People in the park playing games in the dark
And what they played was a masquerade
And from behind the walls of doubt
A voice was crying out
Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
Seems the hardest thing to do is to find a friend or two
That helping hand
Someone who understands
That when you feel you've lost your way
You've got someone there to say, "I'll show you"
Say it for always (oh)
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
Well the whole world's got you dancing
That's right, I'm telling you
Time to start believing, oh yes
Believe in who you are
You are a shining star
Say it for always
Oh, that's the way it should be
Say you, say me
Say it together, naturally
Say it together, naturally
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The cleverest bit about this catchy song is the “Say you, say me” refrain. It sounds like Tarzan trying to speak English. In fact its sheer vagueness forces us to imagine what the singer is trying to say.
“Say you…” — love me? - you are my friend? - you trust me? - you believe in me? etc.
“Say me” - means I’ll say the same thing to you.
It can’t be anything nasty because the music and the voice quality fills in the gaps for us — very daring song writing!