It's time I get what I deserve

Act like he don't know what I'm worth

We spend a lot of time talkin'

But it feels like I'm never heard

Listen to what comes out my mouth

Before you try to take me out

You oughta know what I'm about

Treat me like a lady, this ain't up for debatin'

Boy, stop playin' 'fore it goes a different route

Imagine a world

Where we could play different roles

Where girls be takin' control

Oh, oh

Wrapped round our fingers

They couldn't tell us no, no, no

Welcome to the puppet show

Where we play 'em like they're plastic dolls

They'll do anything, anything, anything

When you got 'em hangin' by a string, by a string

Gonna play 'em like they're toys

We'll make 'em do what we enjoy

They'll do anything

When you got 'em by a string

Puppet-pet, puppet, puppet

Don't like the look of this picture

Boy, you think that I'm in love witcha?

Haha, cry me a river

Thought you were slick to lead

But you're an extra

I'ma do it my way

Ain't apologetic

I might cut you off like

"Bye, Felicia" with it

I'm a controller, play 'em like Atari

It ain't game over till I say so, got it?

Automatic when I want for it to please me

Might just make you do the things I want you to

Playin' puppet master, everything's so easy

I'll make all of my own dreams come true, ooh-ooh-ooh

Imagine a world

Where we could play different roles

Where we be takin' control

Oh, oh

Wrapped round our fingers

They couldn't tell us no, no, no

Welcome to the puppet show

Where we play 'em like they're plastic dolls

They'll do anything, anything, anything

When you got 'em hangin' by a string, by a string

Gonna play 'em like they're toys

We'll make 'em do what we enjoy

They'll do anything

When you got 'em by a string

Follow my lead

Just leave the whole thing up to me

My expertise

Yeah, yeah

Welcome to the puppet show

Where we play 'em like they're plastic dolls

They'll do anything, anything

When you got 'em hangin' by a string, by a string

Welcome to the puppet show

Where we play 'em like they're plastic dolls

They'll do anything, anything, anything

When you got 'em hangin' by a string, by a string

Gonna play 'em like they're toys

We'll make 'em do what we enjoy

They'll do anything

When you got 'em by a string