Skeletons
Stevie Wonder"Skeletons" is a song by Stevie Wonder, released in 1987 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:51 long and contains 64 lines and 386 words.
Lyrics
0:39Skeletons in your closet
0:42Itchin' to come outside
0:48Messin' with your conscience
0:52In a way your face can't hide
0:57Oh things are gettin' real funky
1:01Down at the old corral
1:07And it's not the skunks that are stinkin'
1:11It's the stinkin' lies you tell
1:17What did your mama tell you about lies
1:22She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one
1:27What did your daddy tell you about lies
1:32He said one white one turns into a black one
1:36So it's gettin' ready to blow
1:39It's gettin' ready to show
1:41Somebody shot off at the mouth and
1:44We're gettin' ready to know
1:46It's gettin' ready to drop
1:48It's gettin' ready to shock
1:51Somebody done turned up the heater
1:52An'a it's gettin' ready to pop
2:39Crevices in your pantry
2:42Now what do we have in here
2:48Havin' a daytime nightmare
2:52Has always been your biggest fear
2:57Oh things are gettin' real crucial
3:02Up the old wazoo
3:07Yet you cry why am I the victim
3:11When the culprit's y o u
3:17What did your mama tell you about lies
3:22She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one
3:27What did your daddy tell you about lies
3:32He said one white one turns into a black one
3:36So it's gettin' ready to blow
3:39It's gettin' ready to show
3:41Somebody shot off at the mouth and
3:44We're gettin' ready to know
3:46It's gettin' ready to drop
3:48It's gettin' ready to shock
3:51Somebody done turned up the heater
3:53An'a it's gettin' ready to pop
3:56It's gettin' ready to seep
3:58You're gettin' ready to freak
4:00Somebody done picked up the talk box
4:03We're gettin' ready to speak
4:05It's gettin' ready to jive
4:08You're gettin' ready to gel
4:10Somebody done gone let the lid off
4:12We're gettin' ready to smell
4:15They're gettin' ready to deal
4:17You're gettin' ready to ill
4:20Somebody done just dropped the big dime
4:22And they're gettin' ready to squeal
4:25It's gettin' ready to turn
4:27We're gettin' ready to learn
4:29Somebody done fired up the brimstone
4:32And you're gettin' ready to burn
4:34It's gettin' ready to shake
4:36You're gettin' ready to ache
4:39Somebody done snitched to the news crew
4:41And it's gettin' ready to break
4:44You're gettin' ready to lie
4:46They're gettin' ready to spy
4:49Somebody's been put on the hot seat
4:51And you're gettin' ready to fry
Skeletons in your closet Itchin' to come outside Messin' with your conscience In a way your face can't hide Oh things are gettin' real funky Down at the old corral And it's not the skunks that are stinkin' It's the stinkin' lies you tell What did your mama tell you about lies She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one What did your daddy tell you about lies He said one white one turns into a black one So it's gettin' ready to blow It's gettin' ready to show Somebody shot off at the mouth and We're gettin' ready to know It's gettin' ready to drop It's gettin' ready to shock Somebody done turned up the heater An'a it's gettin' ready to pop Crevices in your pantry Now what do we have in here Havin' a daytime nightmare Has always been your biggest fear Oh things are gettin' real crucial Up the old wazoo Yet you cry why am I the victim When the culprit's y o u What did your mama tell you about lies She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one What did your daddy tell you about lies He said one white one turns into a black one So it's gettin' ready to blow It's gettin' ready to show Somebody shot off at the mouth and We're gettin' ready to know It's gettin' ready to drop It's gettin' ready to shock Somebody done turned up the heater An'a it's gettin' ready to pop It's gettin' ready to seep You're gettin' ready to freak Somebody done picked up the talk box We're gettin' ready to speak It's gettin' ready to jive You're gettin' ready to gel Somebody done gone let the lid off We're gettin' ready to smell They're gettin' ready to deal You're gettin' ready to ill Somebody done just dropped the big dime And they're gettin' ready to squeal It's gettin' ready to turn We're gettin' ready to learn Somebody done fired up the brimstone And you're gettin' ready to burn It's gettin' ready to shake You're gettin' ready to ache Somebody done snitched to the news crew And it's gettin' ready to break You're gettin' ready to lie They're gettin' ready to spy Somebody's been put on the hot seat And you're gettin' ready to fry
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