This is a big problem, thing I can't keep holdin'
Been hopin' to pass it on
My hands can't deal with singin' 'cause of my bad decisions
Only one way it'll stop
Yeah, you've gotta take this tater from me
My hands have a need to not burn, please

This hot potato, it cannot be more clear, it can't stay on me
The closest person who can help is you
This hot potato is not gonna lose its hot flare quick enough to save the hand
I can't just switch to the left, need that too
Yeah, please don't ask me where it came from, we can sort all that rot
As soon as I can let this damn thing go
This hot potato, hot potato, hot potato

"How's this a real problem, obviously you should drop it
Can't eat it anymore, bro
You've put your fingers on it, I don't care if you've washed 'em
Still shouldn't hold it that long"
Yeah, that's prob'ly true, no need to debate
But just take this thing anyway

This hot potato, I can't believe a friend would not just help me
Why look further for some hidden truth?
This hot potato would be kinda wasted down there inside a bin, lend a hand
Don't be a prick, just let the skin burn you
Yeah, didn't steal it, it just came from somewhere, there's no weird stuff
Nobody said you couldn't let it go
This hot potato, hot potato, hot potato

Yeah, I'd never give you the third degree
We could have a sweet game of catch, see

'Cause "hot potato" is a phrase that's rarely used so lit'rally
So I thought I'd play it now with you
A hot potato is somethin' I thought would hurt but just not this damn badly, man
So we need to play, it's true
Yeah, before who this dumb thing came from finds out that their spud's gone
Once it cools down, will go down my food hole
This hot potato, hot potato, hot potato

This hot potato, hot potato
This hot potato, hot potato, hot potato