Say Say Say Lyrics
Say, say, say what you want
But don't play games with my affection
Take, take, take what you need
But don't leave me with no direction
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
All alone, I sit home by the phone
Waiting for you, baby (Baby)
Through the years, how can you stand to hear
My pleading for you, dear?
You know I'm crying, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2: Paul McCartney]
Now, go, go, go where you want
But don't leave me here forever
You, you, you, stay away
So long, girl, I see you never
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you, baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(You've got to say, say, say
You've got to say, say, say...)
[Bridge: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
You never, ever worry
And you never shed a tear
You're saying that my love ain't real
Just look at my face, these tears ain't drying
[Verse 3: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson]
You, you, you can never say
That I'm not the one who really loves you
(I pray) Pray, pray everyday
That you'll see things, girl, like I do
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you (Love you), baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Outro: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh...)
Oh, baby
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh...)
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
Say, say, say (Say, say, say)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say, ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say...
Come on
(Say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say...)
Come on
Ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say, ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say, ooh, ooh, ooh, say, say, say...
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Say, say, say
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Come on)
(Say, say, say)
About
Say Say Say is a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, two of the most successful and influential musicians of all time. It is found on Paul’s album Pipes of Peace.
According to Billboard, “Say Say Say” is the 44th biggest top 100 hit of all time, and according to Rolling Stone readers, this is the 9th best collaboration of all time.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
He (Michael) rang me up, and I didn’t believe it was him, so I said, “Who’s this?” He said, ‘Michael’. ‘Are you sure… Michael who?!’. Anyway, we had a joke about that kind of thing, and he said, ‘Yeah, I’d like to come over and write with you’, so I said great. So he came over to England and we just sat down. I thought, well, it’s not easy to just sit down with anyone you don’t know and just write, start songwriting because you’ve got to get the chemistry right. But I thought, it is Michael – you know, I’ll just try! If it doesn’t work, we’ll just throw it away …
“Say Say Say” was coauthored by Paul, a man who could play all the instruments in the studio and score every part, and a kid, me, who couldn’t. Yet we worked together as equals and enjoyed ourselves. Paul never had to carry me in that studio. The collaboration was also a real step forward for me in terms of confidence, became there was no Quincy Jones watching over me to correct my mistakes. Paul and I shared the same idea of how a pop song should work and it was a real treat to work with him.
— Michael Jackson, Moonwalk
- 2.Say Say Say
- 3.The Other Me
- 5.So Bad
- 6.The Man
- 9.Hey Hey
- 10.Tug of Peace
- 11.Through Our Love
