Ooh, baby, baby Ooh the way you need that lady Ooh you've got it bad (really got it bad) And the way she treats you Baby makes me mad (Makes me mad) Yeah the way she takes you in Makes me wanna cry (She's always tellin' lies) Out of sight I'm only looking in My hands are tied I'll tell you now I'm a substitute who loves you baby A fool who hangs around I wanna substitute I'm going crazy Watching he bringing you down Shame, shame, shame Three's a crowd Ooh if she appreciated you I'd step aside (Why don't you realize) And it's not as if she's even satisfied (satisfied) Shame, shame, shame, shame Three's a crowd Shame, shame, shame, shame Three's a crowd I'll tell you now I'm a substitute who loves you baby A fool who hangs around I wanna substitute I'm going crazy Watching he bringing you down She's the main attraction Ooh I've got direction But no connection She gets all the action Ooh and boy she knows it How could she do that thing to me? She's the main attrction Ooh, ooh, ooh, determination I won't be shaken She gets all the action Yeah that's why a fire Is burnin' up inside of me I'm a substitute who loves you baby A fool who hangs around I wanna substitute I'm going crazy Watching he bringing you down Repeat last verse to fade.