[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)