Hey Jay

"Hey Jay" is the fourth track by the Eraserheads on their second studio album, Circus. The song was written by Ely Buendia and produced by Robin Rivera. The song is 4 minutes and 39 second long.

Background
Though the title of the song has long been cited as a reference to The Beatles' Hey Jude, the lyrics of the song sings to the eponymous gay friend, comforting him after being bullied for his sexuality. Though Buendia wrote the song allegedly for a friend, he stated in his interview with Esquire that the song is about feeling ostracized in general and not exclusively being gay, though a big part of it was. He also identified the song with those people who couldn’t express themselves freely.

Lyrics
Hey Jay Nabugbog ka na nanaman kahapon Hey Jay Ba't kasi pumunta ka pa sa lugar na 'yon? Alam mo namang galit sila sa tulad mo Alam mo namang di ka nila maiintindihan Hey Jay Just look to the right and just look to the left Makikita mo naman na hindi pantay-pantay Now he-he-he-hey jay Everything's gonna be okay (Everything's gonna be okay) Everything's gonna be okay (Everything's gonna be okay) Hey Jay Nag-away na naman kayo ng tatay mo Hey Jay Wala raw siyang anak na katulad mo Alam niya namang wala kang kasalanan Alam niya na ipinanganak ka ng ganyan Jay you can get it all up Jay you can get it all down Ipagdasal na lang natin na balang araw ay He-he-he jay He-he-he jay Everything's gonna be okay (Everything's gonna be okay) Everything's gonna be okay (Everything's gonna be okay) Bakit ba sila ganyan Puno ng galit ang isipan? Ba't ba tayo ganito? Walang galang sa kapwa tao, tao, tao Hey Jay San ka na ngayon pupunta? Hey Jay kailangan ay magtiis ka Alam mo namang may iba ka pang magagawa Alam mo namang ang mahalaga ay nabubuhay ka Jay, whatever you are and wherever you go Isip-isipin mo na lang na may nagmamahal sa 'yo Now he-he-he-hey Jay He-he-he-he Jay We still love you anyway We still love you anyway Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah