Night of the long blade

Sweet Halloween get up.

Only penetrated about two inches. What killed him?

All the time they want to take your place

The back stabbers (back stabbers)

(They smilin' in your face)

All the time, they want to take your place

The back stabbers (back stabbers)

All you fellas who have someone and you really care, yeah, yeah

Then it's all of you fellas who better beware, yeah, yeah

Somebody's out to get your lady

A few of your buddies, they sure look shady

The blades are long, clenched tight in their fists

Aimin' straight at your back

And I don't think they'll miss

All the time, they want to take your place

The back stabbers (back stabbers)

I keep gettin' all these visits from my friends, yeah, what they doin' to me?

They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah

So are they there to see my woman?

I don't even be home but they just keep on comin'

What can I do to get on the right track?

I wish they'd take some of these knives out my back

All the time, they want to take your place

The back stabbers (back stabbers)

Ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, low down, dirty

Smilin' faces smilin' faces sometimes tell lies (back stabbers)

(They smilin' in your face)

I don't need low down, dirty bastards (back stabbers)

down, down, down, down, down

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down (back stabbers)

(They smilin' in your face) might be your neighbor

Your next door neighbor, yeah (back stabbers)