Backfire (Version 1)

Lyrics

[Intro: Smokey Robinson] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, oh yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 1: Smokey Robinson] Now that you're caught in the middle He'll have you playing second fiddle All of your girls with the pretty faces Got one guy giving you silks and laces Another guy who takes you to exquisite places You can still lose the hand Though you're hold all aces, 'cause [Pre-Chorus: Smokey Robinson] You can bite off more than you can chew And get choked on a thought that the fool is you [Chorus: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] 'Cause the plans of the sweetest liar Can still backfire (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) [Post-Chorus: Smokey Robinson] Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh yeah Believe me when I say it now [Verse 2: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] (Backfire) Sometimes the abuser (Backfire) Can end up the loser Sometimes we fellas get a little bit slick Think we know all of the ropes Know all the tricks Keep one girl in the city, keep another in the sticks One thing, we can find out pretty quick is that [Pre-Chorus: Smokey Robinson] That too many girls in too many places Makes it hard to remember all the names and faces [Chorus: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] 'Cause the plans of the smoothest liar (Backfire) Can still backfire (Backfire) Still backfire (Backfire) [Post-Chorus: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] Oh-oh, yeah Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Backfire) Can give the greatest liar (Backfire) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, oh [Verse 3: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] (Backfire) Can cause a lot of trouble (Backfire) If you sneak and living double Don't think it can't happen to you It happens every day to somebody who Found too late that they have crossed their wires Just because they have too many irons in the fire [Pre-Chorus: Smokey Robinson] You better not make things too hot 'Cause you can get burned when the tables turn [Chorus: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] 'Cause the plans of the smoothest liar (Backfire) Can still backfire (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) [Outro: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] Stop living double (Backfire) Because it's trouble (Backfire) The abuser (Backfire) Can be the loser (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) Ooh-ooh-ooh (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) All night now (Backfire) Whoa-oh (Backfire) Backfire (Backfire) Oh yeah (Backfire)