You Hang Up First
KJ-52 Lyrics


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She was the girl that I dreamed I could go with
Her bangs were 3 feet high off her forehead
She had a blond perm freckles on her nose and
A long pink shirt that goes with her pro keds
I was the little nerd that girls never noticed
I'm pretty sure that my situation hopeless
My thought occurred when I chose and I wrote this
If you'll go out with me check the box yes
I passed the note then I waited for the moment
I saw her hold it flip it up and fold it
She passed it back and I got it opened
She checked yes and I was like Oh yeah!
Gave me her number and she told me to call her
And that night we like talked for an hr
Go to bed is what I heard from her father
She had to hang up so I told her saying..

You hang up first (uh uh I ain't hanging up first)
I ain't hanging up first you hang up first
You hang up first (uh uh I ain't hanging up first)
I ain't hanging up first you hang up first
Alright ok enuffs enuff
On the count of three we gone both hang up
It goes 3 2 two to the 1
You still there what's up...

Next day see I'm feeling like the man
So I catch up to her while she heading to her class
Walked up to her and I tried to hold her hand
But she turned and walked way I just don't understand
Be ut then she did what only girls can
5 little words that will crush every man
Now on a note that was written in a pink pen
It said I just wanna be friends
I was like aight uh that's ok
Girl I didn't even like you anway
I was gonna break up with you anyday
Then she turned around and I ran down hallway
Later on I found out the reason that she dumped me
She kissed another dude when she was at the movies
Went home broke down cried all day
And to think we used to say..

I went home ripped her pictures out my yearbook
So that when I saw her I wouldn't have to tear up
Now thank God now my number never came up
I would call her then I would hang up
That's how it goes when ya get dumped
I told all my bros we just broke up
But years later this email shows up
Most of the time I would've been like so what
She hit me up on my myspace
Said she saw my cd and recognized my face
The whole thing now was really really quite strange
I had to think back about how much that I'd changed
It's 'cause of Christ now that I came
So far in life and as I look back on that day




I realize how much grace that God gave
But back then this the only thing I would say

Overall Meaning

"You Hang Up First" by KJ-52 is a nostalgic rap song that captures the memories of a young boy in his first relationship. The lyrics depict a boy who has a crush on a girl but thinks he is not good enough for her. He writes a note asking her to go out with him, and she agrees. The song is reminiscent of the era when passing notes in class was a popular way of communicating with your crush. The lyrics depict the excitement of young love and the disappointment when a relationship does not work out.


The song's chorus is an engaging conversation between the boy and the girl after a late-night phone call. They both want to hang up but cannot bring themselves to do it. The boy wants to appear cool and not too eager to hang up, and the girl wants to keep talking, but eventually, they have to end the call.


The song ends with the boy years later realizing how much he has changed since those times. He is now a successful musician, but he looks back on his past relationship and sees how God's grace was with him even then. The song is also a reminder of how much we grow and change as we experience life and the lessons that come with it.


Overall, "You Hang Up First" is a heartwarming and relatable song that takes us back to the emotional rollercoaster of our first relationships and reminds us of how much we have grown since then.


Line by Line Meaning

She was the girl that I dreamed I could go with
He really liked this girl and had a crush on her


Her bangs were 3 feet high off her forehead
She had a unique hairstyle that made her stand out


She had a blond perm freckles on her nose and
She had blonde curly hair and freckles on her nose


A long pink shirt that goes with her pro keds
She was wearing a long pink shirt that matched her Pro-Keds shoes


I was the little nerd that girls never noticed
He felt like a nerd who wasn't noticed by girls


I'm pretty sure that my situation hopeless
He was convinced that he had no chance with this girl


My thought occurred when I chose and I wrote this
He had an idea to write a note and ask her out


If you'll go out with me check the box yes
He asked her to go out with him in a note and provided a checkbox for her answer


I passed the note then I waited for the moment
He handed her the note and waited for her response


I saw her hold it flip it up and fold it
He watched as she held the note and flipped it over to read it


She passed it back and I got it opened
She wrote her response and passed the note back to him


She checked yes and I was like Oh yeah!
She said yes and he was excited


Gave me her number and she told me to call her
She gave him her number and asked him to call her


And that night we like talked for an hr
They talked on the phone for an hour that night


Go to bed is what I heard from her father
Her father told her to go to bed


She had to hang up so I told her saying..
She had to end the call so he said something before hanging up


You hang up first (uh uh I ain't hanging up first)
They both didn't want to hang up first


I ain't hanging up first you hang up first
They kept insisting each other should hang up first


Alright ok enuffs enuff
They finally agreed that it was enough


On the count of three we gone both hang up
They decided to hang up together on the count of three


It goes 3 2 two to the 1
He began counting down to hang up at one


You still there what's up...
He checked to see if she was still on the line


Next day see I'm feeling like the man
He was feeling confident the next day


So I catch up to her while she heading to her class
He saw her on the way to her class


Walked up to her and I tried to hold her hand
He tried to be affectionate and hold her hand


But she turned and walked way I just don't understand
She rejected his advances and walked away


Be ut then she did what only girls can
But then she did something unexpected


5 little words that will crush every man
She said something that would hurt any man's feelings


Now on a note that was written in a pink pen
She wrote something on a note with a pink pen


It said I just wanna be friends
The note revealed that she only wanted to be friends


I was like aight uh that's ok
He tried to act calm and cool with her decision


Girl I didn't even like you anway
He pretended to not like her anyway


I was gonna break up with you anyday
He said that he was going to break up with her anyway


Then she turned around and I ran down hallway
She turned around and he ran away from her


Later on I found out the reason that she dumped me
He discovered why she ended things with him


She kissed another dude when she was at the movies
She cheated on him and kissed someone else at the movies


Went home broke down cried all day
He was upset and cried all day when he found out


And to think we used to say..
He thought about how things used to be between them


I went home ripped her pictures out my yearbook
He got rid of all remnants of her from his yearbook


So that when I saw her I wouldn't have to tear up
He didn't want to get emotional when he saw her again


Now thank God now my number never came up
He was grateful that he never ended up calling her again


I would call her then I would hang up
He used to call her and then hang up without saying anything


That's how it goes when ya get dumped
That's how some people handle getting dumped


I told all my bros we just broke up
He told his friends that they broke up


But years later this email shows up
Years later, he received an email from her


Most of the time I would've been like so what
Normally he wouldn't have cared but he was curious


She hit me up on my myspace
She contacted him on social media


Said she saw my cd and recognized my face
She saw his CD and recognized him from their past


The whole thing now was really really quite strange
The whole situation was odd and unexpected


I had to think back about how much that I'd changed
He reflected on how much he had changed since then


It's 'cause of Christ now that I came
He attributed his positive changes to his faith in Christ


So far in life and as I look back on that day
As he looked back on that experience, he realized how far he had come in life


I realize how much grace that God gave
He recognized the grace that God had given him


But back then this the only thing I would say
But back then, he wouldn't have understood or cared about any of this




Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing

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