Lyric discussion by EricB 

Cover art for Hey Ya lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls, The

This song... is tough for me to hear these days. Thus I usually don't submit myself to the torture.

"Hey Ya" is about knowing someone who has given up faith in themselves and no longer confides or expresses emotion to you anymore.

For me, this is a sorrowful song and a reminder of someone who left. Funny enough I knew this song was my message to her when she was still around, sadly I never shared it.

Only further proves the saying "Say what you mean when you feel it" You may not get a second chance.