People always told me Be careful what you do, oh Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts And momma always told me Be careful who you love Be careful what you do, cause 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 told me her name was Billie Jean From a movie scene And every head turns with eyes when she's being the one How we danced on the floor in the round, ah And people always told me Be careful what you do Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts And momma always told me Be careful who you love, be careful what you do Cause the lie becomes the truth, yeah 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, oh