Lyrics to
Hey Babe

This version of Hey Babe was released by Neil Young in 1977.

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Hey babe,
say you’re mine, all mine.
I need it oh so bad.
Hey babe, hey babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let’s try to make this last.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe, can I count on you
To see me through?
Hey babe, hey babe.
All I need is your love
And the stars above.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe,
say you’re mine, all mine.
I need you oh so bad.
Hey babe, hey babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let’s try to make this last.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe,
I know that all things pass.
Let’s try to make this last.

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About Lyrics and Hey Babe by Neil Young

The lyrics to Hey Babe are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Neil Young in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Hey Babe are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Neil Young and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Hey Babe back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Hey Babe by Neil Young in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hey Babe" means the words set to the music of Hey Babe, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Young. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hey Babe and the lyrics to Hey Babe are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Young who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hey Babe, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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