[Intro]
Yeh-ah!

[Verse 1]
Well, I had to leave town because of Uncle Sam's deal, ha-ha-ha, yeah
Well, I guess my good lovin' done lost its appeal
Because when I come back I heard the bad, bad news
They say our big romance has been gettin' abused

[Chorus]
Now, tell me true; don't lie to me
Have you been step, step, step, step, step, step, steppin' out on me?
I've got ways of findin' out; you've been steppin' out on me
It'll do me good, and I'll give you a piece of my mind

[Post-Chorus]
I told you once, I told you twice
Stop your cuttin' around or else I'll put you on ice
I'm tellin' you, baby, what I want you to do
Stop your messin' 'round; I'm gonna step on you
Hey, hey, hey-hey-hey

[Verse 2]
If I can't be your one and only man
Well, I'm goin' to your dad and give him back your hand, yeah
Then, I'll call the preacher; tell the choir stay home
Ha! I guess you're the kind of woman that's just bound to roam
[Chorus]
Ow, tell me true; now, don't lie to me
Have you been step, step, step, step, step, step, steppin' out on me?
Tell the truth, child; you've been steppin' out on me
I gotta know in my heart; you've been steppin' out on me
I been checkin' with all your friends; you've been steppin' out on me
They'll tell me the truth, honey; been steppin' out on me

[Outro]
Yeah, I done checked; now, I'm gonna start steppin' out on you
You been all runnin' all around town; a little red wagon of yours
Seein' all them cats, the preacher's son, the ice man
Steppin' out with the cobbler
Yeah, I know you been, been doin' all the nightclubs in town
I ain't seen a woman in 69 years
And I'm gettin' tired of it
Yeah, I gotta finish steppin' on out
I'm gonna send you away to the WAVES
And I gotta get some good, good lovin'
And I been away too long
I'll start steppin' up one side of this town and down the other
If you've a nice party in town
The way that music get that good lovin'
Do all them good things; what I'm gonna do