What they doing They're smiling in your face All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers, back stabbers They're smiling 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 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 Blades are long, held tight in their first Aimed straight at your back And I don't think they'll miss What they doing They're smiling in your face All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers, back stabbers I keep getting all these visits From my friends, yeah what they doing 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 coming What can I do to get on the right track? I wish they'd take some of these knives out my back What they doing They're smiling in your face All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers, back stabbers Low down dirty... What they doing Smiling in your face Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes where masks Smiling in your face Mean old low down dirty bastards The back stabbers Damn damn damn... Might be your neighbor Your next door neighbor, yeah