[Verse 1]
Say, say, say what you want
But don't play games with my affection
Take, take, take what you need
But don't leave me with no direction

[Chorus]
'Cause all alone, I sit home by the phone
Waiting for you, baby
All these years, how do you stand to hear
My pleading for you, dear?
And hear me crying, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]
Go, go, go where you want
But don't leave me here forever
But you, you, you, stay away
So long, girl, I see you never

[Chorus]
It's plain to see, girl, that you leaving me
For some other, baby
So here's a tear, for a souvenir
'Cause if hе's not sincere, you'll know I'm crying
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson]
You, you, you can nevеr say
That I'm not the one who really loves you
I pray, pray, pray everyday
That you'll see things, girl, like I do

[Chorus]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you, baby
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you hear me crying
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh