Bye Bye Baby
Four Seasons Lyrics


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If you hate me after what I say, ooh
Can't put it off any longer
I just gotta tell you anyway
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry

You're the one girl in town I'd marry
Girl I'd marry you now if I were free
I wish it could be
I could love you but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
She's got me and I'm not free
So bye bye baby baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry

Guess I never will know you better
Wish I knew you before I met her
Gee how good you would be for me
Should have told you that I can't linger
There's a weddin' ring on my finger
She's got me and I'm not free




So bye bye baby baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Four Seasons’ ‘Bye Bye Baby’ deal with a man's struggle to confess his love for another woman, despite being in a committed relationship. The song captures the position of a man who has fallen hard for someone new but feels trapped in his current relationship. He makes a plea to his current partner not to get upset at him for what he’s about to say, but ultimately he knows he has to come clean. He tells her "Bye Bye Baby", knowing that he can no longer be with her. He reveals that he would have loved to explore a relationship with her, had he not already been spoken for, but the reality is that he cannot leave his current partner for her.


Line by Line Meaning

If you hate me after what I say, ooh
I can't delay this confession any longer, even if it means you'll hate me


Can't put it off any longer
I can't avoid telling you the truth any longer


I just gotta tell you anyway
I have to tell you anyway, even if it hurts


Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Farewell, my love, goodbye


Bye bye baby don't make me cry
Please don't make this harder for me than it already is


You're the one girl in town I'd marry
You, out of all the girls in the town, are the one I could see myself marrying


Girl I'd marry you now if I were free
If I weren't already committed, I would marry you in a heartbeat


I wish it could be
I wish things were different


I could love you but why begin it
I could fall in love with you, but why even start when it's impossible?


'Cause there ain't any future in it
There's no future for us, no matter how much we may want it


She's got me and I'm not free
I'm already in a committed relationship and cannot be with you


Guess I never will know you better
I'll never know you as well as I'd like to


Wish I knew you before I met her
I wish I had met you before I started my current relationship


Gee how good you would be for me
You would have been perfect for me


Should have told you that I can't linger
I should have mentioned earlier that I can't stay with you


There's a weddin' ring on my finger
I'm married and cannot be with you


So bye bye baby baby goodbye
So, in the end, goodbye my love


Bye bye baby don't make me cry
Please don't make this any harder on me than it already is




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Written by: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

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Lyrics:

If you hate me after what I say
I can’t put it off any longer
I just gotta tell you anyway

Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry

You’re the one girl in town I’d marry
Girl, I’d marry you now if I were free
I wish it could be
I could love you but why begin it
‘Cause there ain’t any future in it
She’s got me and I’m not free, so

Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry

Guess I never will know you better
Wish I knew you before I met her
Gee, how good you would be for me
Should have told you that I can’t linger
There’s a wedding band on my finger
She’s got me and I’m not free, so

Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry

Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry…



All comments from YouTube:

@suzannep8371

For all of these years I thought that The Bay City Rollers were the original artist, I’m gob smacked!

@gertvanlaar5670

It was the same for me .
Never knew the Bay City Rollers version was a cover .
But I like the cover much more 😁

@paulanthony5274

Same with most ub40 tracks and rod Stewart lots of covers and Boyzone although not all are covers with the bands I mentioned

@dryyoureyes5009

@Paulus lind x

@nicktubach2652

Same here. I was today years old. Wow!

@JordanWilliams_Link7702

@Gert van Laar both are good

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@Nestor123057

Can't pick a favorite 4 Seasons song, but this one has got to be in the top 300.

@juliereminiec4937

Ragdoll, Candy Girl & Dawn are my favorite four seasons songs

@ToMaToEsGrOw

@Alissa Reminiec no opus 17?

@thedowagerd.2431

Opus17, Big Man in Town, Let's Hang On, Walk Like a Man.

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