More songs by Michael Jackson
Description
Producer: Quincy Jones
Engineer, Recording Engineer: Matt Forger
Recording Engineer: Bruce Swedien
Synthesizer, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: Steve Porcaro
Recording Engineer: Humberto Gatica
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Composer, Lyricist: John Bettis
Assistant Engineer, Engineer: Steve Bates
Guitar, Arranger: Steve Lukather
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer, Arranger: David Paich
Assistant Engineer: Mark Ettel
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Lyrics and translation
Original
Looking out across the nighttime
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs
Get me out into the nighttime
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say, why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
Reaching out to touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl she knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Just tell 'em that it's human nature
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
(That way) why? Oh, why?
(That way) why? Oh, why?
Looking out across the morning
The city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out, I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Ooh, tell 'em
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Cha, da, cha, sha, sha, sha, sha, sha (aah-ah)
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Ooh, tell 'em
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way?
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Ooh, tell 'em
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do me that way
If they say why? (Why?) Why? (Why?)
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Does he do my that way?
I like living this way
Why? Oh, why? (That way)
Why? Oh, why? (That way)
Why? Oh, why? (That way)