[Verse 1]
Your body shape was a warning sign
With a face made for TV
I knew it was only just a matter of time
You were caught in the headlights of your dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Now we live in different worlds
'Cause I’m still working shifts
While you’re putting on pearls
And I just want to know
If you’re in Manchester will you come to my show?
And say
[Chorus]
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know that I am doing
Better than I was before
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know
That really
I’m on your news feed twice a day
I see you in the papers, I go to all your plays
And even if I want to, I can't look away
It ain't easy to forget you
It’s all I want to hear you say
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I dream about you running away
You bring your hair and makeup to my flat
Oh, heaven on earth is a hell of a place
No one can judge me for trying to get back
[Pre-Chorus]
But that was a while ago
And our delicate youth is starting to get old
And I just want to know
If you’re in town tonight
I’d like to say hello and
[Chorus]
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know that I am doing
Better than I was before
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know
That really
I’m on your news feed twice a day
I see you in the papers, I go to all your plays
And even if I want to, I can't look away
It ain't easy to forget you
It’s all I want to hear you say
[Bridge]
I want to hear you say
There’s a part of me you’ll take away forever
And that would do
So, how you doing?
Well, I want you to know that I am doing
Better than I was before
[Chorus]
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know that I am doing
Better than I was before
How you doing?
Well, I want you to know
That really
I’m on your news feed twice a day
I see you in the papers, I go to all your plays
And even if I want to, I can't look away
It ain't easy to forget you
It’s all I want to hear you say
[Outro]
Even if I want to
I can't look away
It ain't easy to forget you
It’s all I want to hear you say
All I Want To Hear You Say was written by Max Wolfgang & Henry Camamile.
All I Want To Hear You Say was produced by Larry Hibbitt.
Sea Girls released All I Want To Hear You Say on Tue Sep 11 2018.
The writer commented to Clash Magazine that
There’s this common problem where we all measure ourselves by how other people perceive us, and that desire for others to want and respect you. You need to respect yourself first though. You can’t wait for the approval of someone else, and that’s the mess...