[Verse 1: Ray Charles]
Hey girl, I want you to know
I'm gonna miss you so much if you go, oh baby
Hey girl, I'll tell you no lie
Something deep inside of me is going to die
If you say "So long," if this is goodbye, mhm, ah

[Verse 2: Michael McDonald]
Hey girl, this can't be true
How am I supposed to exist without you?
Hey girl, don't put me on
What's gonna happen to me when you're gone?
How will I live? How can I go on?
How can I go on?

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro: Ray Charles, Michael McDonald]
Oh, hey girl, sit yourself down
I am not ashamed to get down on the ground
And beg you, beg you to stay
Don't go away
Hey girl
Oh, oh, oh, oh baby, oh baby
Please don't go away from me, no
Mmm, don't go, don't go, baby
Hey girl, don't go
I'll tell you one more time, girl
The truth is, I just can't stop loving you, baby, no
Don't go, don't go, baby
Hey girl, no, no baby
Hey girl (Hey girl)
Ha-ha-ha-ha, come here