Wendy
The Beach Boys Lyrics


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Wendy, Wendy what went wrong oh, so wrong
We went together for so long
I never thought a guy could cry
'Til you made it with another guy
Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)

Wendy, Wendy don't lose your head
(Lose your head)
Wendy don't believe a word he says, ooh ooh
I can't picture you with him
His future looks awful dim
Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)

I thought we had our love down pat
Guess I was wrong
The farthest thing from my mind
Was the day that I'd wake up to find
My Wendy, Wendy left me alone

Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)




Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
Wendy, Wendy left me alone

Overall Meaning

The Beach Boys' "Wendy" is a heartbreaking song about a guy who has been left by his girlfriend for another man. The song starts with the main character, presumably the lead singer, asking Wendy what went wrong with their relationship that they had been together for so long. He had never imagined that he would cry like this because of someone, but Wendy's infidelity has proved him wrong. Wendy is portrayed as the one who left the singer alone, and he expresses the excruciating pain he feels.


The second verse of the song sees the singer trying to warn Wendy about her new guy. He tells her not to trust anything he says and not to lose her head over him. The singer can't picture Wendy with her new guy, and he thinks that the man's future doesn't look bright. He warns Wendy about him because he still has feelings for her and doesn't want to see her hurt like he was.


The chorus repeats twice, and it is clear that Wendy has left the singer alone, and it hurts him badly. He thought that they had their love down pat, and the furthest thing from his mind was waking up one day to find that Wendy had left him. The Beach Boys' smooth harmonies and Brian Wilson's writing style make this song easily relatable to anyone who has experienced heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

Wendy, Wendy what went wrong oh, so wrong
The singer is asking Wendy what happened to their relationship and how it went so wrong


We went together for so long
They had been together for a very long time


I never thought a guy could cry
The singer never thought he would cry over a girl until Wendy made it with another guy


'Til you made it with another guy
Wendy cheated on the singer with another guy


Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
The singer is in a lot of pain and hurt because Wendy left him alone


Wendy, Wendy don't lose your head
The singer is asking Wendy to not lose her mind and make the wrong decisions


Wendy don't believe a word he says, ooh ooh
The singer is warning Wendy to not believe anything the other guy says


I can't picture you with him
The singer can't imagine Wendy being with the other guy


His future looks awful dim
The other guy doesn't have a bright future


Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
The singer is still in a lot of pain and hurt because Wendy left him alone


I thought we had our love down pat
The singer thought they had their relationship figured out and it was going well


Guess I was wrong
However, the singer was wrong in thinking everything was okay


The farthest thing from my mind
The singer never imagined that Wendy would leave him for someone else


Was the day that I'd wake up to find
But that's exactly what happened and it came as a shock to the singer


My Wendy, Wendy left me alone
The singer repeats that Wendy left him alone and it still hurts him so much


Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
The pain of being left alone by Wendy is so intense that the singer feels the need to repeat it


Wendy, Wendy left me alone
The singer ends the song with the same repeated line, emphasizing how much he's hurting over Wendy leaving him alone




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Written by: MICHAEL LOVE, BRIAN WILSON

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