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Artist: Colin Hay
Canonical path: /colin-hay-band/dear-j
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Dear J
Read Dear J lyrics by Colin Hay on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dear J
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Dear J,
Can you hear what I'm saying
It's okay, can you hear what they're playing
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can feel you now
Though I never knew you well
You stayed hidden from my view
Dear J,
I did not hear when you were calling
The sky is gray
The leaves are done with their falling
It's a crazy world, but not so crazy without you
I still see you smile
I never knew your pain
Only light came shinning through
Playing songs in that house up on a hill
Beams of sunlight come shining down all around
Now you're in another world
Dear J,
Innocent and believing
It's okay, there only love that you're leaving
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can hear you sing
About just everything
And what we have is what is true
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Colin Hay performs "Dear J", and this lyric page sits inside the Colin Hay catalog on LyroVerse.
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