That girl she has me runnin' back and forth and over again Says she's gonna love me but she just won't tell me when She won't ever say, 'cause she just wants to play Oh, she just wants me wantin' her again She comes from California so she's got a lot of guys Oh that's where she was born yeah, right beneath the ol' sunshine I'm a lonely man but she don't understand No, she just wants me wantin' her again Ooh, she loves to know Ooh, that I need to know Ooh, everywhere she wants to go That girl's a crook, got my heart in her pocket book She don't even wanna be my friend She just wants me wantin' her again So don't you breathe a word of this or I will be dead meat You're better off ignoring her of you see her on the street She'll treat you the same, she hardly knows my name Oh, she just wants me wantin' her again Ooh, I thought about it Ooh, I can live without it Ooh, I'm gonna stand up straight I'd appreciate all the things she's done If that girl was smart she'd be on the run She'd be happy to dig a hole and throw you in She just wants me wantin' her again Just wantin' her again, just wantin' her again