Talk about me, talk about me, talk about me, talk (Mmm)

(Talk) Talk about me, talk about me (Ooh), talk about me, talk (Yeah)

Talk about me, talk about me (Mmm), talk about me, talk (Mmm)

(Talk) Talk about me, talk about me (Mmm), talk about me, talk



Every time I turn around

I'm always hearin' somebody tryin' to put me down

They try to say that I'm this, that I'm that

But all the while they talkin', they don't know me like that



It's a crying shame what some people do

They always say stuff about you that ain't even true

So if you think you got somethin' you wanna say

Why don't you build the nerve to come say it to my face



And talkin' 'bout me (Talkin' 'bout me) behind my back

(Oh)

If you got somethin' to say, why you say it like that

Stop talkin' 'bout me (Talkin' 'bout me) behind my back (Yeah)

If you got somethin' to say (Ooh), won't you just say that



Stop talkin' 'bout me (Ooh) behind my back (Mmm)

If you got somethin' to say, why you say it like that (Say it like that)

Stop talkin' 'bout me (Yeah) behind my back (Mmm)

If you got somethin' to say, won't you just say, just say



You better watch who you call your friends

Think I'm around, well, you can pay your caps and a few ends

Kinda funny when your dough gets gone

They talk about you like a dog to their friends on the phone



It's a crying shame what some people say

Sometimes I think that they wanna just take my place

So while you talkin' 'bout somebody else

You need to take the time and straighten yourself



And stop talkin' 'bout me (Me) behind my back (Oh)

If you got somethin' to say, why you say it like that (Why you say it li