Hey Ya Song Lyrics by OutKast
One, two, three, uh
My baby don’t mess aroundBecause she loves me soAnd this I know fo sho (uh)But does she really wannaBut can’t stand to see me walk out the door? (Ah)Don’t try to fight the feelingBecause the thought alone is killin’ me right now (uh)Thank God for Mom and DadFor sticking two together‘Cause we don’t know how (c’mon)
Hey ya! Hey ya!Hey ya! Hey ya!Hey ya! Hey ya!Hey ya! Hey ya!
You think you’ve got itOh, you think you’ve got itBut got it just don’t get it ’til there’s nothin’ at allWe get togetherOh, we get togetherBut separate’s always better when there’s feelings involvedIf what they say is“Nothing is forever”Then what makes, then what makesThen what makes, then what makes (what makes, what makes)Love the exception?So why, oh, why, ohWhy, oh, why, oh, why, ohAre we so in denial when we know we’re not happy here?(Y’all don’t want to hear me, you just want to dance)
Hey ya! (Uh oh) Hey ya! (Uh oh)Don’t want to meet your daddyHey ya! (Uh oh)Just want you in my Caddy (Uh oh)Hey ya! (Uh oh)Don’t want to meet your mamaHey ya! (Uh oh)Just want to make you cum-a (Uh oh)Hey ya! (Uh oh)I’m, I’m, I’m just being honest (Uh oh)I’m just being honest
Hey! Alright nowAlright now, fellas (Yeah?)Now, what cooler than being cool? (Ice cold!)I can’t hear youI say what’s, what’s cooler than being cool? (Ice cold!)
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alrightAlright, alright, alright, alright, alrightAlright, alright, alright, alright
Okay, now ladies (Yeah?)Now, we gon’ break this thang down in just a few secondsNow, don’t have me break this thang down for nothin’Now, I want to see y’all on y’all baddest behaviorLend me some sugar, I am your neighborAh! Here we go
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake, shake it (Uh oh)Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it (Uh oh)Shake it like a Polaroid picture, hey ya!
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake, shake itShake it, shake it, shake it, sugarShake it like a Polaroid picture
Now, all Beyonce’s, and Lucy Liu’sAnd baby dollsGet on the floor
Get on the floor, you know what to doYou know what to doYou know what to do
Hey ya! (Uh oh) Hey ya! (Uh oh)Hey ya! (Uh oh) Hey ya! (Uh oh)Hey ya! (Uh oh) Hey ya! (Uh oh)Hey ya! (Uh oh) Hey ya! (Uh oh)