She Was
Bei Maejor Lyrics


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Ladies and gentlemen
Thank you thank you
I love you too baby hehe
Allow me to introduce myself
I go by the name of Bei Maejor
This is what I like to call
Broken love song
Broken love story
It's just art, You know what I'm saying
See if you can follow along
I apologize in advance if I lose anybody

Yeah check it
She was always one of the flyest
All dressed up ahead of the time and
She had smile that shined like diamonds
With long hair the same color as almonds
Yeah
I always wanted to wife it
She's the kind of girl you wanna spend your life with but
I never did get a chance
Why?
Cause she always had a man and
He was captain of the football team
The biggest thing around on the football scenes hehe
Yeah
He was the talk of the town
Signing autographs when he's walking around
And I was just a quiet kid in the math class
To say something I didn't make the class laugh
Yeah
And everytime she would look back
I damn nearly had a heartattack
Wooh

So every year before the summer would start
I write a love letter and I poured my heart
But she was so far out of my range
That I never got the courage to deliver the page
So as I saw her walk across the stage
Apart of me died on graduation day
Cause even though we never spoke one time
I thought I lost the only chance to make her mine
A couple of years passed
College was great
Just got a new job, I'm a move to L.A.
The big city lives were always my dream
I'm just hoping that everything is all it seems
Uh
So as I'm packing away
I found my yearbook I circled the name
And even though it may seem wow
Just seeing the face made me smile
Long fly, I had just touched down
It felt like all night and I had just touched ground
Walking through the airport hallway

I saw a face that I remember for always
It was the same girl from high school
It's been a couple of years
She probably 22 uh
Or maybe she was 23 huh
That's right she's a year ahead of me
I almost broke into tears
But I held it all together I've been waiting for years
Cause I practice in the mirror every friday
A little speech incase I see her what I might say haha
No lie, real talk
Yeah
So as I saw her walk passed
I'm thinking I'll be damned if I miss my chance
And as I call her name I was scared
But had to let my heart overpower my fears
She turned around with the eyes wide
I started thinking 'I'll die'
Because she started walking over (what?)
Yeah
She started coming closer (wooh)
I had to check for my heartbeat
Cause this couldn't be real hardly
Now she asked me have I been cool (yeah)
Because she hadn't seen me in 6th school
And by then I was in love
Because I didn't even think she know who I was
I asked bout her man she ain't with him (what)
He went away to college hasn't hit her since then (wooh)
Yes, I never heard news so good (hell yeah)
I told her I never thought I would
Be standing face to face with my high school love
And she said
Yeah, you so sweet (what)
I always used to think you were the cutest thing (what)
I used to had the biggest crush on you on the 10th grade (what)
She said
I used to think about you all the time
I always wondered why you never said hi (I was scared)
So I just let my crush fade away (what)
So as we sat over coffee in the airport hall
I recited every old letter that I could recall
She smiled, she can't believe she didn't see then
So I said, I may be jump of the deep end
But if your hearts open maybe I can creep in (maybe)
She said that would be cool but (but)
I'm getting married next weekend
Ah What what
Ssh shoot uuh hmph
What the hell




Uuh
I can't believe this...

Overall Meaning

The song “She Was” is a broken love story depicted by Bei Maejor. He introduces himself as the lyricist before telling the story of a girl he fell in love with in high school. The song starts with him describing the girl’s appearance and expressing his desire to “wife” her. However, he never got the chance to approach her because she was always with her boyfriend, who was the captain of the football team, and he was just a quiet kid in math class. As the years went by, he continued to admire her from afar and even wrote her love letters, but never got the chance to deliver them. After graduation, they lost touch and went their separate ways. Many years passed, and he moved to L.A. and saw her again at the airport. He musters up the courage to talk to her and recites all of the love letters he wrote her, only to find out that she was getting married the following weekend. The song is a relatable story of unrequited love and missed opportunities.


Line by Line Meaning

She was always one of the flyest
She was always one of the best-dressed and trendiest people


All dressed up ahead of the time and
She dressed fashionably and was ahead of the curve with trends


She had smile that shined like diamonds
Her smile was incredibly bright and beautiful


With long hair the same color as almonds
She had long brown hair, the color of almonds


I always wanted to wife it
I always wanted to commit to a serious relationship with her


She's the kind of girl you wanna spend your life with but
She's the type of girl you want to have a long-term relationship with, but


I never did get a chance
I never had the opportunity


Cause she always had a man and
Because she was always in a relationship with someone else


He was captain of the football team
He was the team captain of the football team


The biggest thing around on the football scenes hehe
He was the most popular person associated with the football team


He was the talk of the town
The people in town talked about him often


Signing autographs when he's walking around
He was popular enough to be asked to sign autographs while he walked around town


And I was just a quiet kid in the math class
I was a shy student who didn't stand out


To say something I didn't make the class laugh
Even when I tried to say anything, I couldn't make the class laugh


And everytime she would look back
Every time she glanced at me


I damn nearly had a heartattack
I nearly had a panic attack


So every year before the summer would start
Every year before summer began


I write a love letter and I poured my heart
I wrote a love letter where I expressed my feelings


But she was so far out of my range
She was so out of my league


That I never got the courage to deliver the page
I never had the courage to give her the letter


So as I saw her walk across the stage
When I saw her walk across the stage at graduation


Apart of me died on graduation day
I felt as though a part of me was lost forever


Cause even though we never spoke one time
We never spoke once


I thought I lost the only chance to make her mine
I thought I lost the only opportunity to be with her


A couple of years passed
Two years went by


College was great
My time in college was enjoyable


Just got a new job, I'm a move to L.A.
I recently got a new job and am moving to Los Angeles, California


The big city lives were always my dream
I always wanted to live in a big city


I'm just hoping that everything is all it seems
I hope everything goes according to plan


So as I'm packing away
While I was packing my things


I found my yearbook I circled the name
I found a yearbook with her name circled


And even though it may seem wow
Even though it may seem surprising


Just seeing the face made me smile
Seeing her face made me happy


Long fly, I had just touched down
I had just landed at the airport


It felt like all night and I had just touched ground
It felt like I had been flying all night and I had just landed


Walking through the airport hallway
I was walking through the hallway at the airport


I saw a face that I remember for always
I saw a face that I will always remember


It was the same girl from high school
It was the same girl from high school that I had a crush on


It's been a couple of years
It had been a couple of years since high school


She probably 22 uh
She was probably 22 years old


Or maybe she was 23 huh
Or maybe 23 years old


That's right she's a year ahead of me
She was a year ahead of me in school


I almost broke into tears
I nearly cried


But I held it all together I've been waiting for years
I kept my composure, I had been waiting for this moment for years


Cause I practice in the mirror every friday
I practiced how to approach her every Friday in front of the mirror


A little speech incase I see her what I might say haha
I practiced a little speech in case I saw her, to know what to say jokingly


No lie, real talk
Honestly speaking


So as I saw her walk passed
So as I saw her walk by


I'm thinking I'll be damned if I miss my chance
I thought I would regret it if I didn't take the opportunity to talk to her


And as I call her name I was scared
I was nervous when I called her name


But had to let my heart overpower my fears
But I had to let my heart take control instead of fear


She turned around with the eyes wide
She turned around surprised and with wide eyes


I started thinking 'I'll die'
I jokingly thought I would die


Because she started walking over (what?)
Because she started walking towards me (what?)


Yeah
Yes


She started coming closer (wooh)
She got even closer to me (wooh)


I had to check for my heartbeat
I had to check my own heartbeat


Cause this couldn't be real hardly
Because it was almost unbelievable


Now she asked me have I been cool (yeah)
She asked me if I've been doing well and staying cool (yeah)


Because she hadn't seen me in 6th school
Because she hadn't seen me since we were in school together


And by then I was in love
By that time, I was in love with her


Because I didn't even think she know who I was
Because I didn't think she even knew who I was


I asked bout her man she ain't with him (what)
I asked her about her boyfriend, and she said she wasn't with him (what)


He went away to college hasn't hit her since then (wooh)
He went away to college and hasn't been in touch since then (wooh)


Yes, I never heard news so good (hell yeah)
I had never received news that was so good before (hell yeah)


I told her I never thought I would
I told her that I never thought I would get the chance to be with her


Be standing face to face with my high school love
Be standing in front of my high school crush


And she said
And she told me


Yeah, you so sweet (what)
Yes, you are so kind (what)


I always used to think you were the cutest thing (what)
I always thought you were the most attractive guy in school (what)


I used to had the biggest crush on you on the 10th grade (what)
I used to have the biggest crush on you in 10th grade (what)


She said
She told me


I used to think about you all the time
I used to think about you all the time


I always wondered why you never said hi (I was scared)
I always wondered why you never said hello (I was scared)


So I just let my crush fade away (what)
So I let my crush on you fade away (what)


So as we sat over coffee in the airport hall
So we sat and had coffee at the airport


I recited every old letter that I could recall
I read every old love letter that I could remember


She smiled, she can't believe she didn't see then
She smiled and couldn't believe she didn't notice before


So I said, I may be jump of the deep end
So I said, I may be taking a big risk here


But if your hearts open maybe I can creep in (maybe)
But if you're open to it, maybe I can enter your heart (maybe)


She said that would be cool but (but)
She said it would be cool but there's a catch (but)


I'm getting married next weekend
She's getting married next weekend


Ah What what
An expression of surprise


Ssh shoot uuh hmph
Sounds of disappointment and surprise


What the hell
An expression of frustration and confusion


Uuh
An expression of disappointment


I can't believe this...
I can't believe this is happening




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therealKokoJohnson

I’m so mad this song isn’t on spotify. All these years later and I still love it

Gnrl Mtrs

2019 still here because that ending made this love story from broken to tragic

Leonardo Duarte

It’s 2020 and this still hits hard like when I first heard it in 2010

Ostyles23

Same here man time flys

bolt879

2021 still jamming to this bop cause this relates to me very well 🥴

artsy_voyageuse

this song makes me smile! love the beat , sounds old school with amazing lyrics!

chanti6661

the fact that he can tell a storyy straight threw the song is more than amazing<3

Terrance Wade

Yooooo this shit is a old bop lol who hear in 2019😂💯

Mohammed Khan

This guys gonna blow up anyday now, one of my fav songz on upside down

Leanna Camacho

this song is beyond amazing. the build up in the beat to heighten the climax and then the drop with the ending <3

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