Back Stabbers
Beware the Smilin' Faces: Unveiling Betrayal in The O'Jays' Back Stabbers
Lyrics
(What they doin?)
Questioning what certain people are doing
(They smilin' in your face)
Those individuals are pretending to be friendly
All the time they want to take your place
Consistently aiming to take your position or role
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Referring to these deceitful people as 'back stabbers'
(They smilin' in your face)
Continuation of their deceptive smiling behavior
All the time, they want to take your place
Reiterating their desire to replace you
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Re-emphasizing the label 'back stabbers' for them
All you fellas who have someone and you really care, yeah, yeah
Addressing caring men with partners
Then it's all of you fellas who better beware, yeah, yeah
Warning those same caring men to be cautious
Somebody's out to get your lady
Suggesting someone is trying to pursue your partner
A few of your buddies, they sure look shady
Implying suspicion towards certain friends
The blades are long, clenched tight in their fists
Describing the concealed danger they possess
Aimin' straight at your back
Portraying a direct threat to your well-being
And I don't think they'll miss
Doubting their intention to miss harming you
(What they doin?)
Reiterating the actions of these deceitful individuals
(They smilin' in your face)
Re-emphasizing their deceptive behavior
All the time, they want to take your place
Repeating their intent to replace you
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Restating their label as 'back stabbers'
I keep gettin' all these visits from my friends, yeah, what they doin' to me?
Expressing confusion regarding friends' intentions
They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah
Recurring visits from these suspicious friends
So are they there to see my woman?
Questioning their real motive for visiting
I don't even be home but they just keep on comin'
Surprised by their continuous visits in your absence
What can I do to get on the right track?
Seeking a way to rectify the situation
I wish they'd take some of these knives out my back
Desiring relief from the harm caused by them
(What they doin?)
Reiterating the deceitful actions of these individuals
(They smilin' in your face)
Re-emphasizing their deceptive behavior
All the time, they want to take your place
Repeating their intent to replace you
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Restating their label as 'back stabbers'
Ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, low down, dirty
Expressing disdain for their deceitful nature
(What they doin?)
Reiterating the actions of these deceitful individuals
(They smilin' in your face)
Re-emphasizing their deceptive behavior
Smilin' faces smilin' faces sometimes tell lies (back stabbers)
Warning that even smiling faces can deceive
(They smilin' in your face)
Continuation of warning against deceitful individuals
I don't need low down, dirty bastards (back stabbers)
Expressing disdain for these deceitful individuals
(They smilin' in your face) down, down, down, down, down
Re-emphasizing the deceptive nature of these individuals
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down (back stabbers)
Continuing to label them as 'back stabbers'
(They smilin' in your face) might be your neighbor
Implying that these deceivers could be close by
Your next door neighbor, yeah (back stabbers)
Specifying that even neighbors could be deceitful
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