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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Vocals
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
Keyboards
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Guitar
Bobbye Porter
Bobbye Porter
Percussion
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
Drums
Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Songwriter
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
Producer
Bill Halverson
Bill Halverson
Recording Engineer
Bill Lazurus
Bill Lazurus
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind
People stop, staring at me
I don't even see their faces
Only the shadow of their eye
[Verse 2]
Going where the sun keeps a shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off the northeast wind sailing on a summer breeze
Skipping over the ocean like a stone
[Verse 3]
Why, why, why, why-high, high-high-high
Why, uh-high, uh-high
Why, uh-high, uh, uh, uh-uh
Why-uh-high, why-uh-high-high
Why, uh-high, uh, uh, uh-uh, uh
Why, uh-high, uh, uh, uh-uh, uh
[Verse 4]
I said everybody's keeps talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
I only hear the echoes of my mind
People stop staring at me
I don't even see their faces
Only the shadow of their eye
[Verse 5]
Skipping, skipping, skipping, skip, skip
Over the ocean
Like a stone
[Verse 6]
Hey, I said a why, why-uh-high high
High-high-high, uh, uh, uh-uh
Why, uh-high, uh, uh, uh-uh
Why, why, uh-huh-huh, uh, uh, uh-uh
Written by: Fred Neil
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