(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)

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..