Quincy Jones - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' lyrics

[Chorus] I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) [Verse 1] I took my baby to the doctor with a fever But nothing he found By the time this hit the street They said she had a breakdown Someone's always trying to start my baby crying Talking, squealing, lying Saying you just want to be starting something [Chorus] I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) [Verse 2] You love to pretend that you're good When you're always up to no good You really can't make him hate her So your tongue became a razor Someone's always trying to keep my baby crying Treacherous, cunning, declining You got my baby crying [Chorus] I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) [Bridge] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still they hate you (Still they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you) You're a vegetable [Verse 3] Billie Jean is always talking when nobody else is talking Telling lies and rubbing shoulders So they called her mouth a motor Someone's always trying to start my baby crying Talking, squealing, spying Saying you just want to be starting something [Chorus] I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) [Bridge] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still they hate you (Still they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you) You're a vegetable [Verse 4] If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah) Then don't have a baby (yeah, yeah) And don't think maybe (yeah, yeah) If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah) You'll be always trying to stop that child from cryin' Hustling, stealing, lying, now baby's slowly dyin' [Chorus] I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something I said you want to be starting something You got to be starting something It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah) [Verse 5] Lift your head up high and scream out to the world I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl No one can hurt you now because you know what's true Yes, I believe in me, so do believe in you [Outro] Help me sing it Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa Help me sing it babe Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa Sing it to the world, sing it out loud Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa