Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by elephant_seventh 

Cover art for Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) lyrics by Eels

This song describes that feeling you get when you know you're sad- but being sad can make you happy sometimes. Like, putting it in perspective, without the sad times, there wouldn't (comparatively) be any happiness, because you'd have nothing to base your feelings on. So the sad times bring happiness, in a way. And that's a reassuring thought.