Let me tell you about a little situation It's been testin' my patience, man, she was keepin' me up all night 'Cause you only get so far readin' faces We were off to the races and I thought to myself, "Hold tight" You see there was just this one complication She was already taken and what was so wrong felt so right She said, "No need to be lookin' over your shoulder When you could just come over and we could work this out just fine" I don't know what you want from me So careless in my company Oh, if all that you say is true There'll be no gettin' over you Slow me down playin' by your rules If you're a joker then I'm the fool I guess there's no catchin' up to you If you don't want my affection Don't lie, you're tearin' me up 'Cause you've got all my attention I won't lie, you're tearin' me up And I'm tryin' to tell your intention When you lie, you're tearin' me up If you don't want my affection You won't mind tearin' me up It all started with a simple conversation It was on the makin', man, she was talkin' me up all night Kept askin' if I was only fakin' She was there for takin', showin' me that she was all mine She told me she lived just around the corner I wanted to know her, yeah, she was makin' me lose my mind I didn't know quite what I was chasin' She had my heart racin' and all it took was just one night I don't know what you want from me So careless in my company Oh, if all that you say is true There'll be no gettin' over you Slow me down playin' by your rules If you're a joker then I'm the fool I guess there's no catchin' up to you If you don't want my affection Don't lie, you're tearin' me up 'Cause you've got all my attention I won't lie, you're tearin' me up And I'm tryin' to tell your intention When you lie, you're tearin' me up If you don't want my affection You won't mind tearin' me up I don't know what you want from me So careless in my company Oh, if all that you say is true There'll be no gettin' over you Slow me down playin' by your rules If you're a joker then I'm the fool I guess there's no catchin' up to you If you don't want my affection Don't lie, you're tearin' me up 'Cause you've got all my attention I won't lie, you're tearin' me up And I'm tryin' to tell your intention When you lie, you're tearin' me up If you don't want my affection You won't mind tearin' me up