Hey Deanie

Album: Born Late (1977)
Charted: 7
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  • [Chorus]
    Hey Deanie, won't you come out tonight
    The stars are dancing like diamonds in the moonlight
    And we can never find a better time to fall in love
    Oh, hey, Deanie won't you come out tonight
    The summer's waitin', the moon is shinin' so bright
    Hey, Deanie, you're the one I'm dreamin' of

    I was a fool for your love from the moment I saw you
    Like a vision in the darkness of a thousand lost and lonely nights
    But my heart threw away the key
    I was blind as a man could be
    Oh baby can't you help me see the light

    I stand accused I'm in league with the forces of darkness
    An incurable believer in the magic of the midnight sky
    And the love that I found today
    Oh I can't let it slip away
    Oh darlin' can't you read between the lines

    [Chorus]

    Deanie, love is all there is
    I don't want to lose it
    I don't want to let this feelin' go
    If it's here within our reach
    I think we should use it
    Now while we got the love
    Still let it show oh

    Hey, Deanie, won't you come out tonight;
    The stars a dancin' like diamonds in the moonlight
    And we can never find a better time to fall in love
    Hey, Deanie, won't you come out tonight
    The summer's waitin' the moon is shinin' so bright
    Hey, Deanie, you're the one I'm dreamin' of
    Hey, Deanie, you're the one I'm dreamin' of
    Won't you come out tonight
    You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
    I'm a fool for your lovin'
    Won't you come out, come out tonight Writer/s: ERIC CARMEN
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenAs of 2011, Cassidy had fathered EIGHT children. Oh well, that's rock 'n' roll...
  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaLove the opening guitar. Does anyone know who played it? Fun tune.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 8th 1978, "Hey Deanie" by Shaun Cassidy peaked at #7 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Hot Top 100; it had the chart on November 6th, 1977 and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #23 in Canada...
    Mr. Cassidy celebrated his 55th birthday four months ago on September 27th.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyThe first three records he released all made the Top 10; "DA DOO RON RON" was #1 for one week, then "THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL" peaked at #3, and finally "HEY DEANIE" reached #7...
  • Les from Joplin, MoThis song was a track from Cassidy's second solo LP, "Born Late," and was the first of two charting hits. The other was "Do You Believe in Magic?"
  • Deanie from Kennett, MoMy mother bought me the Shawn Cassidy album when I was about 8 or 9 yrs old. There was a fan club address on the back of the cover, so I wrote a fan letter to him. A while after sending it, this song came out. I have always SWORE they got the name "Deanie" from my letter.
    "THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!" lol
    By the way,I was named Deanie after Natalie Woods' character in the movie Splendor in the Grass.
  • Garrett from Nashville, TnEric Carmen wrote this after seeing the movie "Splendor in the Grass." Natalie Wood plays "Deanie" in the movie; Warren Beatty plays her lover.
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