Story Behind The Song

Dedicated to a friend from a long time ago who is living with mental illness

Lyrics

Hey John
© 2013 Bruce Mills (SOCAN)

Hey John, will you listen to my song
Hey John, when you turn your radio on
I can hear / I can hear your silent crowd
All the words / all your voices talking loud

Hey John, will you listen to my song
Hey John, when you turn your face to the sky
I can see / I can see your dying suns
All the light / all the light is falling down

Chorus
Hey, hey, hey John, they took away the things you loved
You never had a chance to ask them why
I think you better hide yourself away
Nobody's gonna say goodbye
Hey John - yeah - John can you hear me

Hey John, will you listen to my song
Hey John, in your city made of stone
You can go / you can go there on your own, oh yeah
But you'll never / no, no, you will never be alone

Chorus
Hey, hey, hey John, just close your eyes and go into your dream
There's nothing left out here, there's nothing you ain't seen
No time for looking back on places that you been
Hey John, you got to run away

Hey John, there's nothing wrong with finding your own way
Love is gonna set you free
Hey John, just close your eyes and see what you can see
Hey John, hey John, hey John

Hey John, can you feel the sadness that you make me feel
I can see the hurt that you try to conceal
And I understand that what you live is real
And I send you my love to help your heartache heal