Lyrics The Civil Wars

The Civil Wars

Billie Jean

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene

I said, "Don't mind but what do you mean I am the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round?"

She said, "I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round"

She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene

Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round

People always told me, "Be careful of what you do

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts"

And mother always told me, "Be careful of who you love

And be careful of what you do because the lie becomes the truth"

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

For forty days and forty nights, law was on her side

But who can stand when she's in demand, her schemes and plans

Because we danced on the floor in the round

So take my strong advice

Just remember to always think twice

Do think twice, do think twice

She told my baby, we were dancing still three

Then she looked at me, then showed a photo

My baby cried because his eyes were like mine, oh no

Though we'd dance on the floor in the round, baby

People always told me, "Be careful of what you do

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts"

But she came and stood right by me then the smell of sweet perfume

This happened much too soon, she called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover