“Cheating On You” is the third single off of Charlie Puth’s 2019 album, SICK.
On the track, Charlie questions his decision to leave his partner, concluding that he is still attached to her.
The catchy hip-hop beat featuring a soft flute was first constructed by Charlie on Instagram in January, 201...
[Verse 1]
It started with a kiss
On your mama's couch
2012 was nothing serious
And then we caught the feels
It got really real
Too good to be true
I guess I thought you was, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Why did I run away, run away, run away?
Oh, your love was everything, everything, everything
I know it's gettin' late, gettin' late, gettin' late
But can I still be on my way, on my way? Yeah
[Chorus]
I know I said goodbye and, baby, you said it too
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
I thought that I'd be better when I found someone new
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
[Post-Chorus]
Baby, no, oh, cheating on you
Baby, no
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
[Verse 2]
Thought I could get you back any time of day
Shouldn't have been so cocky
Shouldn't have did you wrong (Woah)
And now I miss you bad, really, really bad
Guess you don't know what you got until it's gone
[Pre-Chorus]
Why did I run away, run away, run away? (Run away)
Oh, your love was everything, everything, everything (Everything)
I know it's gettin' late, gettin' late, gettin' late (Gettin' late)
But can I still be on my way, on my way? Yeah
[Chorus]
I know I said goodbye and, baby, you said it too
(You said it too, baby)
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
(Cheating on you)
I thought that I'd be better when I found someone new (Ooh)
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
[Post-Chorus]
Baby, no, oh, cheating on you
Baby, no
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
[Bridge]
Baby, no
There ain't no lips like your lips
And nobody else feels like this
There's no moving on, I'll admit
If you go away, yeah
[Chorus]
I know I said goodbye and, baby, you said it too
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
(Cheating on you)
I thought that I'd be better when I found someone new
(Found someone new)
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
(Believe it, baby)
[Post-Chorus]
Baby, no, oh, cheating on you (I said goodbye, but I still feel like)
Baby, no (I said goodbye, but I still feel like)
But when I touch her, I feel like I'm cheating on you
[Outro]
I said goodbye
And you said goodbye
Cheating on You was written by Charlie Puth & Jacob Kasher.
Cheating on You was produced by Charlie Puth & Jacob Kasher.
Charlie Puth released Cheating on You on Wed Oct 02 2019.
Charlie stated via Twitter that his favorite line from “Cheating On You” was also his favorite line he’d ever written:
The text on the cover art reads “This song is not about a person, it’s about a feeling I’ve never had.”
While Charlie wrote tracks such as “Attention” from real-life experiences, “Cheating On You” follows a similar path as SICK’s second single “Mother,” in the sense that Charlie is not writing from...