[Verse 1: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
You had your own way one too many times
And now you're going to find out what it's like
Just what it's like now, now you're a mess
You wanted something you could never possess
You went your own way one too many nights
And treated her like some small oversight
What in the world makes her think that she can
Turn you from a playboy into a man?

[Chorus 1: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
She's going to make you suffer tonight
To turn you from a playboy into a man
And when you're worthy of her, she just might
Turn you from a playboy into a man
Turn you from a playboy into a man

[Verse 2: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
You thought you were the answer to her prayers
The perfect gift that every girl prеfers
But that's the trouble 'causе every girl still thinks you're hers
So there you are with your gold chains jangling
Your lucky charms and your jewels are dangling
But when she saw you, she turned and ran
To turn you from a playboy into a man
Oh-oh
[Chorus 2: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
She's going to make you suffer tonight
To turn you from a playboy into a man
And when you're worthy of her then she might
Turn you from a playboy into a man
Turn you from a playboy into a man

[Verse 3: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
You couldn't see the juvenile things you do
Would drag you down and now the joke's on you
You're pretty cold, you end as you start
When your façade isn't falling apart
And now you're standing in your underwear
Well now you know just how it feels for her
You're halfway there, you know that she can
Turn you from a playboy into a man

[Chorus 3: Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello]
She's going to make you suffer tonight
To turn you from a playboy into a man
And when you're worthy of her then she might
Turn you from a playboy into a man
Turn you from a playboy into a man
Turn you from a playboy into a man
Turn you from a playboy into a man