Hey Hey Hey Hey
TLC Lyrics

Oh no (uh uh uh oh no)
Repetitive chant expressing dismay and disapproval towards the actions of the addressed person.

You think
Addressing the person's belief that they can manipulate or deceive.

You can play mind games
Referring to the person's attempts to deceive or manipulate the singer.

On me
Directly addressing the artist as the target of the person's manipulation.

Tommy doesn't know
Referencing a third party who is not aware of the situation.

Will wants me
Referencing the attention or affection of someone else, as a means of calling out the person's infidelity or deceit.

While you do your thang
Addressing the person's behavior or actions outside of the relationship.

I'm playin' house wife
Describing the artist's role in the relationship as a homemaker or caretaker.

While you're off the chain
Contrasting the artist's domestic role with the person's behavior outside of the relationship.

And I told you
Asserting the artist's honesty and transparency in the relationship.

Straight from the jump
Emphasizing the singer's initial communication of their intentions or expectations.

No commitment
Clarifying the artist's desire or lack thereof for a serious commitment or relationship.

But that's what you wanted
Calling out the person's hypocrisy or ulterior motive in pursuing the relationship.

Now you
Addressing the person's current behavior or actions in light of the singer's expectations.

Do what you want to
Encouraging the person to pursue their own desires and interests outside of the relationship.

Hear you get around
Referring to the person's reputation or known infidelity.

While you hold me down
Contrasting the person's behavior with the artist's commitment and loyalty to the relationship.

Guys think they can see through you
Suggesting that the person is transparent or easily readable in their deceit or infidelity.

Do anything that they want to do
Further emphasizing the person's lack of morality or loyalty in relationships.

I tell you one thing is true
Emphasizing the artist's confidence and self-respect in the face of the person's behavior.

I can do much better than you
Asserting the artist's ability to find a more compatible and respectful partner.

Hey hey hey hey
Chant encouraging the person to leave or resolve the situation.

You got's to be on your way
Directly addressing the person's need to leave or end the relationship.

You're playin' games I don't play
Reiterating the artist's lack of interest in the person's manipulative behavior or games.

If you want to stay with me
Offering the person a chance to redeem themselves or prove their loyalty to the relationship.

Drop them hoes tell me
Demanding that the person end any other relationships or infidelities.

What you're gonna do
Prompting the person to take action towards either ending or fixing the relationship.

They say a playa get played
Referring to the common expectation of infidelity or deceit in certain types of relationships.

I'm not with that (woo)
Clarifying the artist's own stance on fidelity and loyalty in relationships.

I hate to play the game
Expressing disdain for the game or behavior of manipulation and infidelity in relationships.

Of get back
Referencing the cycle of retaliation and revenge that often arises from infidelity or betrayal.

I'm better than that
Asserting the artist's own maturity and ability to rise above negative behavior or situations.

Though you messed around
Acknowledging the person's infidelity or betrayal in the relationship.

With half the town
Exaggerated reference to the person's known promiscuity or infidelity.

You know
Emphasizing the person's awareness of their own actions and behavior.

I ain't no hoe
Asserting the artist's own self-respect and dignity in the face of the person's infidelity or deceit.

But fa'sho'
Acknowledging the person's infidelity or deceit but not tolerating it.

I'm letting you go
Announcing the singer's intention to end the relationship.

You act like
Drawing attention to the person's behavior or attitude towards the relationship.

You got it wrapped tight
Suggesting the person's overconfidence or arrogance in their ability to control or manipulate the artist.

Yeah you're wastin' time
Calling out the person's futile efforts to manipulate or control the artist.

So I'm goin' for mine
Asserting the singer's own self-interest and independence from the person's control or manipulation.

You keep tryin'
Addressing the person's continued attempts to manipulate or control the singer.

But you keep lyin'
Accusing the person of continued deceit or lies in the relationship.

Expecting for me
Suggesting the person's expectations or assumptions about the artist's behavior or feelings.

To keep cryin'
Referencing the person's expectation of emotional control or manipulation over the artist.

You keep callin'
Addressing the person's persistent attempts to communicate with the singer.

And you keep stalkin'
Calling out the person's obsessive or inappropriate behavior towards the artist.

Keep on talkin'
Suggesting the person's empty or ineffective attempts to communicate with the singer.

While you keep walkin'
Asserting the singer's independence and ability to move on from the relationship.