Your Body's Here with Me (But Your Mind's on the Other Side of Town) - The O'Jays

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

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, yeah…

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

Girl, your body’s here with me

Your body’s (But your mind is on the other side of town) way, way, way

(Other side, the other side)

(You're messin' me around) Gettin' on down, gettin' on down

(Girl, your body’s here with me) What am I gonna do

(But your mind is on the other side of town) What am I gonna do

(You're messin' me around) 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) But I need your mind

Girl, your body’s here with me

Slippin', baby (What am I gonna do)

(But your mind is on the other side of town)

I’m the one who pays the bills

(You're messin' me around) He’s the one who gives you plenty of thrills

(Girl, your body’s here with me)

You’re body’s here with me

But your mind is way on the other side of town (Other side)

(You're messin' me around) You’re foolin' around

(Other side) Foolin' around

(Girl, your body) Your body’s here with me…