Sometimes when you have a loved one, they have a problem
(Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
They just seem to tell you the same old story. (Oh, they had to.)
They tell you that they're not on drugs or still drinkin' or stealin'
Often
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.) It still hurts
(Ehhhhh, hey, hey.) Tellin' me stories
(Oooh, oooh, oooh.) Tellin' me stories, oh, oh, oh, all the time
Tellin' me stories. (Oooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oooh.)
Tellin' me stories (Yeah, yeah, yeah.) all the time
I don't know what the problem is
But you seem to be tellin' me a story. Oh yeah
Why do you lie? That cause fuss and fights
I tried to talk to you so we can compromise
But you keep on tellin' me, oh, oh, oh, oh
Tellin' me stories every time I ask you, baby
Tellin' me stories, oh, oh, oh, all the time. Yeah, yeah
Tellin' me stories
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, baby
Tellin' me stories all the time
We have to talk more freely now, uh, uh, uh
To realize that you're doin' wrong
But lately you've been actin' kind of shady
By lyin', stealin', givin' things that we don't
But you keep on tellin' me, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, baby. Yeah, yeah, baby.) Tellin' me stories
Why do you have to lie, baby, (Tellin' me stories)
When I ask you, baby, all the time
You, baby. You, baby. (Tellin' me stories.)
I don't know what the problem is, baby. (Tellin' me stories)
Ah, ah, ah, eh, eh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oh, oh
Honey, don't you give up
I am here by your side
Through thick and thin you'll always be mine
So keep on pushin' and reach for the sky. (Reach real high.)
There's a lot of love between you and me
So give it a try. Oooh, yeah
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.)
But you keep on tellin' me, yeah
Tellin' me stories, but you don't need help
(Tellin' me stories) Stop playin' games, playin' games
(all the time.) Come on and let me know
(Tellin' me stories.) I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I need to know, baby
(Tellin' me stories.) Come on with it
(all the time.) I'm with you all the way, baby
Come on, come on, come on. (Tellin' me stories.)
Come on, come on, come on
I need to seek some help. (Tellin' me stories)
Need to seek some help
Stop te-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ellin' me stories. (all the time.)
(Tellin' me stories.) Oooh, take me by the hand
Oooh, baby, take me by the hand
It won't hurt to try a little bit, baby. (Tellin' me stories)
I need you here with me. I'm losin' you. (all the time.)
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oh, eh, eh, yeah
(Tellin' me stories.) Uh huh. I'm tired of fightin'
You know I'm tired of fightin', baby. (Tellin' me stories)
We can compromise. We can compromise. (all the time.)
I need to know, baby. (Tellin' me stories.)
