say hey

this one goes out to you 
and yours worldwide

I say

hey I be gone today

but I be back around the way

seems like everywhere I go

the more I see

the less I know

but I know one thing:

that I love you

I’ve been a lot of places 
all around the way

I’ve seen a lot joy 
and I’ve seen a lot of pain

but I don’t want to write a love song
 for the world,

I just want to write a song 
about a boy and a girl

junkies on the corner 
always calling my name

and the kids on the corner
 playing ghetto games

when I saw you getting down 
well I hoped it was you

and when I looked into your eyes 
I knew it was true

now 
I’m not a highly 
metaphysical man

but I know when the stars are aligned 
you can 
bump into person 
in the middle of the road

look into their eyes 
and you suddenly know

rocking in the dance hall 
moving with you

dancing in the night 
in the middle of June

my momma told me 
don’t lose you

‘cause the best luck I had 
was you

and I said rocking in the dance hall 
moving with you

I said hey momma hey momma 
close to you

rocking in the dance hall 
moving with you

I said hey papa hey papa 
kick off your shoes

rocking in the dance hall 
moving with you

I said hey momma 
close to you

rocking in the dance hall 
moving with you

I said hey momma hey momma 
hey momma hey momma

hey momma hey momma 
hey momma hey momma

my momma told me 
don’t lose you

cause the best look I had 
was you

and I know one thing 
that I love you

I said I be gone today 
but I’ll be back around the way

it seems like everywhere I go

the more I see the less I know

but I know 
one thing for sure

I love you