She recorded her first album at the age of twelve, and has scored 22 R&B chart hits with several songs— "Let Me Be Your Angel", "Jump to the Beat", "Love on a Two-Way Street", and "Miracles"—crossing over to the Pop mainstream. Her first album, produced, arranged, and conducted by Van McCoy, featured the highly-orchestrated disco tune When You're Young And In Love.
In 1980, she went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Dynamite!" / "Jump To the Beat." However it was not until she affiliated with Narada Michael Walden, a former drummer with the Mahavishnu Orchestra who was just beginning a career as a producer, that she became a star. Under Walden's direction, she had five hit albums between 1981 and 1986. She also opened for the Jacksons Triumph Tour in 1981. From Lattisaw's 1982 album "Sneakin' Out", Mariah Carey used a sample of the song "Attack Of The Name Game" (R&B #14) for her 1999 number 1 hit "Heartbreaker". Her other big Dance chart hits include "Nail It To the Wall" (#2 in 1986) and "Jump Into My Life" (#3 in 1987). Stacy also scored hits with her childhood friend, the singer, Johnny Gill.
Lattisaw continued recording into the late 1980s, signing to Motown in 1986. She scored her only #1 R&B hit with frequent duet partner Johnny Gill entitled "Where Do We Go from Here" in 1989. While the success was great, she grew increasingly disenchanted with the record industry. By the early 1990s, she decided to retire from the music industry and concentrate on raising her family. In addition, her official website states that she is now working on a gospel CD. In 2010, Lattisaw's music career was chronicled on the TV One (US TV network) docu-series "Unsung (TV series)", in which she also appeared.
Hey There Lonely Boy
Stacy Lattisaw Lyrics
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Let me make your broken heart like new
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Ever since she broke your heart, you seem so lost
Each time you pass my way
Oh, how I long to take your hand and say "Don't cry
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Let me make your broken heart like new
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
You think that only her two lips can kiss your lips
And make your heart stand still
But once you're in my eyes you'll see
No one can kiss your lips the way I will, the way I will
And hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Let me make your broken heart like new
Hey, there lonely boy, my only boy
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Hey, there lonely boy, my only boy
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
(Lonely boy loves you)
Stacy Lattisaw's "Hey There Lonely Boy" is a song about a girl who is sympathetic towards a boy who is heartbroken from a past relationship. She is declaring her love for him, trying to persuade him that she can make him feel better than his past lover ever did. The girl understands the pain the boy is going through and wants to be there for him. When he passes by her, she wishes to take his hand and kiss his tears away. She assures the boy that she can make him feel whole again by mending his broken heart, giving him true affection and loving him for who he is, unlike his past lover.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Let me make your broken heart like new
Asking the boy to give a chance to mend his broken heart
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Telling the boy that the singer loves him despite his loneliness
Ever since she broke your heart, you seem so lost
Noticing the boy's heartbreak since his previous lover left him
Each time you pass my way
Noticing the boy passing by every time
Oh, how I long to take your hand and say "Don't cry
Wanting to comfort the boy from crying
I'll kiss your tears away"
Promising to kiss the tears of the boy away
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Let me make your broken heart like new
Asking the boy to give a chance to mend his broken heart
Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Telling the boy that the singer loves him despite his loneliness
You think that only her two lips can kiss your lips
Observing the boy's belief that only his ex-girlfriend's kiss can please him
And make your heart stand still
Stating the boy's perception of the impact of his previous lover's kiss
But once you're in my eyes you'll see
Assuring the boy of the singer's ability to please him
No one can kiss your lips the way I will, the way I will
Promising to fulfill the boy's needs in a better way than his ex-girlfriend
And hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Let me make your broken heart like new
Asking the boy to give a chance to mend his broken heart
Hey, there lonely boy, my only boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Telling the boy that the singer loves him despite his loneliness
Hey, there lonely boy, my only boy
Addressing a boy who seems lost and lonely
Don't you know this lonely girl loves you
Telling the boy that the singer loves him despite his loneliness
Contributed by Sarah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.