| I just found out today | 
| The little game you play | 
| While I been sleeping all my life away | 
| You been stepping, so they say | 
| Between midnight and day | 
| And I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now on | 
| From now on (From now on) | 
| All night long (All night long) | 
| You ain’t gonna have a chance to treat your momma wrong | 
| You been stepping, so they say | 
| Between midnight and day | 
| And I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now on | 
| There’s a honky-tonk down the road | 
| It’s just about a mile or so | 
| And I understand that’s where you spend your time | 
| Well baby, I got news for you | 
| Your little game is through | 
| From now on, baby, I’m gonna draw the line | 
| From now on (From now on) | 
| All night long (All night long) | 
| You ain’t gonna have a chance to treat your momma wrong | 
| You been stepping, so they say | 
| Between midnight and day | 
| And I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now on | 
| You thought you were being smart | 
| Breaking my little heart | 
| And leaving me to spend my time alone | 
| Well, baby, you’ll find out today | 
| It just don’t work that way | 
| You’ve started a little game that two can play | 
| From now on (From now on) | 
| All night long (All night long) | 
| You ain’t gonna have a chance to treat your momma wrong | 
| You been stepping, so they say | 
| Between midnight and day | 
| And I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now on | 
| From now on (From now on) | 
| All night long (All night long) | 
| You ain’t gonna have a chance to treat your momma wrong | 
| You been stepping, so they say | 
| Between midnight and day | 
| And I’m gonna sleep with one eye open from now on | 
| Yeah, you better sleep with one eye open from now on |