Ooh baby, baby

Ooh the way you need that lady

Ooh you've got it bad (You've really got it bad)

And the way she treats you, baby

Makes me mad, makes me mad

Yeah, the way she takes you in

It makes me want to cry (She's always telling lies)

Outside I'm only looking in

My hands are tied, oh, what am I?

I'm a substitute who loves you baby

A fool who hangs around (around)

Oh, I'm a substitute, I'm going crazy

Watching her bringing you down

Shame!

Three's a crowd

Ooh, if she appreciated you

I'd step aside (Why don't you realise?)

Yeah, it's not as if she's even satisfied, satisfied

Shame!

Three's a crowd

Shamе!

Three's a crowd

I'll tell you now

I'm a substitute who loves you baby

A fool who hangs around (Around)

Oh, I'm a substitutе, I'm going crazy

Watching her 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 se do that thing to me?

She's the main attraction

Ooh, determination, I won't be shaken

She gets all the action

Yeah, that's why a fire

Is buring up inside of me

I'm a substitute who loves you baby

A fool who hangs around (Around)

Oh, I'm a substitute, I'm going crazy

Watching her bringing you down

I'm a substitute who loves you baby

A fool who hangs around (Around)

Oh, I'm a substitute, I'm going crazy

Watching her bringing you down

Brings me down, yeah

I'm a substitute who loves you baby

A fool who hangs around (Around)

Oh, I'm a substitute...