Standing on the corner

Waiting for you to come along

Girl, you didn′t show

Now I wanna know

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Girl, I bought you tickets

(Girl, I bought you tickets)

But you didn't make it

(But you didn′t make it)

Girl, I bought you tickets

(Girl, I bought you tickets)

But you didn't make it

(But you didn't make it)

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Why baby why, couldn′t you make it

I stood there, oh, for so long, yea, yeah

Why baby why, didn′t you fake it

You even send someone to tell me

Oh, a lie (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Oh, a lie (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Well, well, yeah

(.)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Why baby why, couldn't you make it

I stood there oh for so long yea, yeah

Why baby why, couldn′t you make it

You even send someone to tell me

Oh, a lie (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Oh, a lie (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Standing on the corner

Waiting for you to come along

Girl, you didn't show

Now I wanna know

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Tell me why (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Oh why, tell me why

I really truly wanna know why, yea-eh

Wanna know why

Tell me, tell me, baby

Tell me, tell me, baby

Tell me, tell me, baby

Tell me, tell me, baby

Why you stood me up so long

All night long, all night long

Tell me, tell me, baby

Tell me, tell me, baby.