Lyrics to
Hey Boys

This version of Hey Boys was released by Sammy Hagar in 1977.

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It’s been around for some twenty years
I carry a torch in my own way
But how long can a good thing last?
I start hearin’ people say

The good, the bad, and the ugly
They, they’ve all taken their turn
So light a candle and watch the flame, watch the flame
Until there’s nothin’ left to burn

Hey boys, we’re all in this thing together
And hey boys, we’ve all been waiting forever
But a change is gonna come

Heh! Hey, boys
Hey, boys, hey, boys

We’ve all played musical chairs
Been left out in the cold
There comes a time, a time for change, yes it does
And then we’ll have control

I’m gettin’ tired of that same old song
I wanna do more than shout, yeah
Someday our turn will come around, yeah
It’s comin’ without a doubt

Hey boys, we’re all in this thing together
Hey boys, we’ve all been waiting forever
And a change is gonna come
A change is gonna come
Yeah, it’s gonna come
Hey, hey, boys

Yeah, it’s just around the corner
Now, hey boys, hey boys
A change is gonna come

We’ve all played musical chairs
Oh, but a change is gonna come
Yeah, oh, a change is gonna come
Now, hey boys, hey boys
A change is gonna come
Oh, hey boys, hey boys

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About Lyrics and Hey Boys by Sammy Hagar

The lyrics for Hey Boys are defined as the words making up the song released by Sammy Hagar in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Hey Boys have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Sammy Hagar and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Hey Boys by Sammy Hagar if you think through it. 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 Boys" means the words set to the music of Hey Boys, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sammy Hagar. 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 Boys and the lyrics to Hey Boys are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sammy Hagar who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hey Boys, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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