🎵 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ // by Michael Jackson

162 ContributorsTranslationsEspañolPortuguêsFrançaisРусский (Russian)bosanski Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Lyrics As the opening song and fourth single of Thriller, “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'” picks up where Off the Wall left off and begins the new phenomenon of Thriller. According to Epic Records notes, the song was… Read More  [Intro] Ooh [Pre-Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Verse 1] I took my baby to the doctor With a fever, but nothin' he found By the time this hit the street They said she had a breakdown Someone's always tryin' To start my baby cryin' Talkin', squealin', lyin' Sayin' you just want to be startin' somethin' [Pre-Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Verse 2] You love to pretend that you're good When you're always up to no good You really can't make him hate her So your tongue became a razor Someone's always tryin' To keep my baby cryin' Treacherous, cunnin', declinin' You got my baby cryin' [Pre-Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' (Hee) You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Post-Chorus] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still, they hate you (Still, they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet; You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you; You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable, ow [Verse 3] Billie Jean is always talkin' When nobody else is talkin' Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders So they called her mouth a motor Someone's always tryin' To start my baby cryin' Talkin', squealin', spyin' Sayin' you just want to be startin' somethin' [Pre-Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Post-Chorus] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still, they hate you (Still, they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet; You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you; You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable, ow [Interlude] Ow (Hee-hee-hee-ha) Ooh [Verse 4] If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah) Then don't have a baby (Yeah, yeah) And don't think maybe (Yeah, yeah) If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah) You'll be always tryin' To stop that child from cryin' Hustlin', stealin', lyin' Now baby's slowly dyin' [Pre-Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Bridge] Lift your head up high And scream out to the world "I know I am someone" And let the truth unfurl (Hee-hee-hee-ha) No one can hurt you now Because you know what's true Yes, I believe in me So you believe in you Help me sing it [Outro] Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah, sing it to the world) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it to the world) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it to the world) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa