Somebody
Rev. J.M. Gates & Congregation "Three Ladies and Two Men in Outfit" Lyrics

I didn't take the warning
I didn't pay attention to the signs of danger

I really didn't care
I didn't think the consequences were important

I had already gone too far
I was already committed to the situation

To let them steal my share
To prevent others from taking what I believe is rightfully mine

So, like a fool I took 'em on
I confronted them without a solid plan

And as my anger cooled
As I started to think more clearly

I realized I could take all mine
I saw an opportunity to take all that I wanted

And skip off with theirs, too
And also take what belongs to my opponents

I know I must be crazy
I now realize how foolish my actions were

I'm bound to wake up dead
I fear that my recklessness will lead to my demise

Somebody, somebody
There is someone out there

Waitin' outside my back door
Lurking and waiting to strike

Tryin' to even up the score
Seeking revenge for what I have done

I figured I should lay real low
I decided to hide and avoid confrontation

And stayed away from town
I avoided areas where my opponents might find me

I covered up all my moves
I took steps to conceal my whereabouts and plans

So, it'd be hard to track me down
To prevent my enemies from finding me easily

But I started gettin' shaky
I began to feel anxious and nervous

And I paced around the floor
I couldn't sit still, and my mind was racing

Hiding out all alone
I was isolating myself from everyone

I couldn't take much more
I was at the end of my rope

Just sitting 'round here waitin'
I was doing nothing, waiting for something bad to happen

Is drivin' me up the wall
Is making me insane

So, I called up my old friend Marlene
I reached out to someone I trusted for help

Who was lookin' for some fun
Who was seeking some excitement

I got drunk and like a fool
I made a poor choice and acted recklessly

I told her, what I'd done
I revealed my secret to her

I heard them knockin' at my door
My enemies had found me

They got to me at last
They caught up with me

It don't take much to figure out
It didn't require much effort to discover my location

How they'd found me out so fast
How quickly they were able to locate me

And when I looked for my Marlene
And when I searched for the friend I had confided in

I saw that she was gone
I discovered that she had betrayed me