[Verse 1: Paul McCartney]
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: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
All alone, I sit home by the phone
Waiting for you, baby (Baby)
Through the years, how can you stand to hear
My pleading for you, dear?
You know I'm crying, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson]
Yeah, yeah

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

[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you, baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson]
(Hee-hee-hee)
(Won't you say, say, say?
You've got to say, say, say)

[Bridge: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
You never, ever worry
And you never shed a tear
You're saying that my love ain't real
Just look at my face, these tears ain't drying

[Verse 3: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson]
You, you, you can never 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: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you (Love you), baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Outro: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Oh, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
Say, say, say (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Come on
(Say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say)
Come on
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah, yeah), ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Say, say, say
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Come on)
(Say, say, say)