Lyrics Backfire (Version 1) by Smokey Robinson

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, oh yeah, yeah, yeah

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

You can bite off more than you can chew
And get choked on a thought that the fool is you

'Cause the plans of the sweetest liar
Can still backfire (Backfire)
Backfire (Backfire)

Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh yeah
Believe me when I say it now

(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
That too many girls in too many places
Makes it hard to remember all the names and faces

'Cause the plans of the smoothest liar (Backfire)
Can still backfire (Backfire)
Still backfire (Backfire)

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

(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

You better not make things too hot
'Cause you can get burned when the tables turn
'Cause the plans of the smoothest liar (Backfire)
Can still backfire (Backfire)
Backfire (Backfire)

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)