Lyrics

YOU SAY - I SAY

INTRO
"You Say / I Say"

VERSE 1
Male:
You say you want me,
You say you need me,
You say you'll never let me go.
Female
You paint tomorrow
In shades of forever,
Male
Like a map only lovers know.
I say I want you,
And I say I need you,
More than words could ever explain.
Female
I see tomorrow
Both
Inside your eyes,
Male
Like sunshine breaking through the rain.

CHORUS 1
Both:
But you know Babe,
You make me see
What love was always meant to be.
Female
A fairy tale we never planned,
Male
Two lonely hearts, one promised land.
Both
And when your soul reaches for mine,
Female
Every star begins to shine.
When you and me are (Both)one and free—
We sail...

VERSE 2
Male:
You say "I love you."
Female:
I say "I love you more."
Male:
You say "Don't leave me."
Female:
I say "What are we fighting for?"
Both:
Then somewhere between
The words and the silence,
Something slipped away.
Male:
And somewhere between
Holding on and letting go,
Both
We lost our way.

CHORUS 2
Both:
But you know Babe,
We used to be
Everything we couldn't see.
A fairy tale that felt so real,
A fragile heart too strong to heal.
When two believers lose their way,
The night can steal the brightest day.
Still somewhere deep inside of us—
We sail...

VOCAL BRIDGE
Both
Love found us,
Heart and soul.
Two broken halves became a whole.
Day by day.
Sometimes hearts don't get their way.
Male:
We're trying not to fall...
Female:
We're trying to have it all...
Both:
I still hear your voice
In every empty room.
I still see your face
In every fading moon.
Why does every memory
Still whisper your name?
Male:
And why does my heart
Female:
Still beat your name?

Instrumental Bridge
(Atmospheric 80s-style Fender Stratocaster driven solo instrumental)

FINAL CHORUS
Both:
But you know Babe,
You'll always be
The reason love still lives in me.
A fairy tale that came and went,
A gift from Heaven, heaven-sent.
Though one heart stayed
And one moved on,
The song survives even when love is gone.
And somewhere far beyond goodbye—
We sail...

FINAL CHORUS
Female:
You say you'll love me...
Male:
I say I always will...
Female:
Even after all this time?
Male:
Beyond forever still...
Both (softly):
Love was found...
Love was lost...
But love remains...
At any cost...
We sail...
We sail...
Away...

Words by: Gary Dussiaume Music by: Gary Dussiaume (SOCAN) and Anthony Mancini (SOCAN)
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