your body s here with me but your mind is on the other side of town you re messin me around girl your body s here with me but your mind is on the other side of town you re messin me around i thought you told me you straightened out your life when we agreed to try it one more time it would be my job to work and protect you and you would make our whole life sublime but i keep hearin you cry after midnight when the whole world is still uh and i know the reason you had to come home he gives you plenty of thrills but i m the one who pays the bills you know your body s here with me but your mind is on the other side of town you re messin me around messin me around girl your body s here with me but your mind is on the other side of town you re messin me around foolin around you never deny me but it kinda hurts me bad cause you never ever call my name all i tried to do i just can t break through i just can t make it feel the same no i did all i could do to hold you close did my very best to love you straight up and down and girl it s gettin plain to see your best is not for me when you get the urge to get down you go to the other side of town you know your body s here with me but your mind is way way cross town you re messin me around gettin on down your body way way way gettin on down gettin on down girl your body s here with me what am i gonna do what am i gonna do but it s not my name i can t make it feel the same your body i m in love with not only your body baby but your mind your mind is slippin away girl your body s here with me slippin baby i m the one who pays the bills he s the one who gives you plenty of thrills your body s here with me but your mind is way on the other side of town you re foolin around foolin around your body s here with me