[Verse 1]
She was more like a beauty queen from the movie scene
I said, "Don't mind, but what do you mean, I am the one
That'll dance on the floor in the round?"
She told me her name was Billie Jean
As she caused a scene
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, people always told me
"Be careful of what you do
Don't run around breaking young girls' hearts" (Ooh-ooh)
Mama always told me
"Be careful who you love
Be careful what you do
'Cause a lie becomes the truth" (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Billie Jean is not my lover, no
She's just a girl that claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son

[Verse 2]
For forty days and for forty nights
The law was on her side
But who can stand when she's in demand
Her schemes and her plans
'Cause we danced on the floor in the round
(Mm-mm) She told my baby, "We'd danced 'til three"
Then she looked at me
She showed a photo, my baby cried
His eyes were like mine, yeah
'Cause we danced on the floor in the round
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, and people always told me
"Be careful of what you do
Don't run around breaking young girls' hearts" (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Mama always told me
"Be careful who you love
Yeah, be careful what you do
'Cause a lie becomes the truth" (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Billie Jean is not my lover, no
She's just a girl that claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
He is not my son, no, no

[Bridge]
Yeah, Mama always told me
"Be careful who you love
And be careful what you do
Because a lie becomes the truth" (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Billie Jean is not my lover, no
She's just a girl that claims that I am the one
Yeah, the kid is not my son, yeah
She says I am the one
But the kid is not my son