Songwriter: Paul Carrack

Producer: Steven Greenberg

[Chorus]
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on

[Post-Chorus]
Well, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't' admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you were never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day

[Chorus]
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on

[Instrumental Brake]

[Post-Chorus]
Well, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't' admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you were never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day

[Chorus]
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on
How long has this been goin' on

Lipps, Inc.

Lipps, Inc. was an American disco group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The group is best known for their single, “Funkytown”, released in 1980, that went double platinum, and was a number-one hit in 28 countries.

The original line up consisted of Cynthia Johnson and various rotating artists.