You say "Yes", I say "No".
You say "Stop" and I say "Go, go, go".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

I say "High", you say "Low".
You say "Why?" And I say "I don't know".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye.)
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello".

(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye.)
Why, why, why, why, why, why, do you
Say "Goodbye, goodbye, bye, bye".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello".

You say "Yes", I say "No".
(I say "Yes", but I may mean "No").
You say "Stop", I say "Go, go, go".
(I can stay still it's time to go).
Oh, oh no.

You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello-wow, oh. Hello".
Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.
Hela, heba, helloa. (Hela.) Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.
Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.



Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Track duration: 03:27


Hello, Goodbye song meanings
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    General Comment:omg, i just sang this song solo in front of an audience at a school concert. So scary! i thought i was gonna hurl!
    Flag mockingjayon May 21, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:It's about how two can't match up. No meeting of the whatevers. "Never the twain shall meet"-kinda thing.
    Flag redshiftdazzleron December 18, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:
    its about being an open person and not being judgmental..
    Flag amann763on May 15, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:The Jonas Brothers did a HORRIBLE cover of this song for the Target commercials. I boycotted Target after that.
    Flag YellowSubmarineron March 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:About a relationship where one party is saying goodbye and the other party wants to say hello. They should be talking together harmoniously and the singer fails to understand why they are not as all else is compatible ("I don't know why...") - they should be singing from the same song sheet. Conveys the frustration which can sometimes occur in human relationships.
    Flag enamorataon September 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:omg!!! its the target song!!! gotta love it!!!!
    Flag kirajoon May 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:there is no john vs. paul.
    or paul vs. george.
    or ringo vs. john.
    or paul vs. ringo.
    or john vs. george.
    nothing like that.
    the beatles are like the tires of a car: without all of them, the car can't run.
    they are all great and revolutionary and special.
    Flag goodnightshibbyon January 22, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:i think the song is about death. i know it sounds kind of harsh, but they just sang it in a really fun and catchy way.I don’t why you say goodbye I say hello,means that the person still alive is saying goodbye as the person dying is saying hello to god or heaven or whatevers up there.
    I say high, you say low means the person whos dying says high..for heaven, and the person who doesnt want him to die says low..for earth.
    You say why and I say I don’t know.
    Flag superman2323on January 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I SAY HIGH!
    YOU SAY LOW!
    =)
    Flag MegooStationon December 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:A throwaway song for The Beatles that would be the pinnacle of most other bands' career. Beautiful counterpoint in the melody.

    Fuck off with the rape 'idea' you fucking dipshits. I'm only surprised no fucker's come up with the "it's about drugs" line.
    Flag KAG1878on September 10, 2008   Link

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