Don't Let Your Baby Catch You
Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson Lyrics

Don't let your baby catch you
Do not get caught by your significant other

Fooling around
Acting unfaithfully or dishonestly

You just might lose the best thing
The potential loss of a valued relationship

That you ever found
The most precious aspect of life

Oh, the nights are lonely
Exposing the emptiness of life without one's significant other

Twice as cold
Emphasizing the increased feeling of loneliness and loss

Without my baby's hand to hold
The value of a partner's physical touch

My happiness is fading away
Relationship troubles can lead to one's emotional decline

Just like a thief
The idea of sneaking around, hiding one's unfaithfulness

I tried to steal a kiss
Attempting to engage in an unfaithful act

From another pretty miss
Seeking attention and love from someone else

My baby was the price that I paid
The negative consequences, such as losing a cherished relationship, of one's unfaithful actions

(Think twice)
Encouraging men to reconsider their unfaithful actions

(Watch your step)
The warning of facing consequences for one's actions

The punishment will fit your crime
The idea that actions have consequences

Oh, I hope that now you let me be
The desire to learn from one's mistakes and move on

Do right not wrong in full indeed
Choosing to do the right thing instead of the wrong one

I'm gonna crawl back all the way on my knees
The willingness to do whatever it takes to regain a lost relationship

And if that's no use I'd get to move
If crawling back does not work, then other steps must be taken

And settle down and come to her
The idea of being honest and committed to one's significant other

Oh, before I even say please
Not waiting for permission to right a wrong

If I get one more chance
The hope for a second chance to make things right

My life would be as good as you
The significant role of love and relationships in one's life

And I would not forget the days
Appreciating the happy moments spent with one's significant other

The sun would not shine through
The impact of losing someone as important as one's significant other

Can't you not, can't you not, can't you not, babe
The urgency of the warning not to act unfaithfully

You're crazy about your baby
The love and devotion one has towards their significant other

And she's crazy about you
The mutual love and affection in a relationship

Just think of what you'd do to her
The idea that unfaithfulness would cause harm to one's partner

If she was untrue
An illustration of the pain and heartbreak caused by infidelity

All right
The acknowledgment of the seriousness of the issue

Stop
The encouragement to stop one's unfaithful behavior