這是它的歌詞
They Told Him 他們告訴他：
Don't You Ever Come Around Here “妳膽敢再來？
Don't Wanna See Your Face, 不想再見妳，
You Better Disappear 妳最好消失！
”The Fire's In Their Eyes 怒火在他們眼中升騰
And Their Words Are Really Clear 話語也說得格外明白
So Beat It, Just Beat It 那麽就避開吧，避開
[2nd Verse]
You Better Run, 妳最好快跑
You Better Do What You Can 最好盡妳所能
Don't Wanna See No Blood, 不想看到流血
Don't Be A Macho Man 不要去逞能
You Wanna Be Tough, 妳要容忍
Better Do What You Can 最好盡妳所能
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad 那麽就避開吧，但妳卻偏要逞強
[Chorus]
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避開吧，避開
No One Wants To Be Defeated 沒人想要認輸
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都來發狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其實對錯並不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It & 就避開吧，避開
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
[3rd Verse]
They're Out To Get You, 他們趕來抓妳
Better Leave While You Can 妳就趕快離開
Don't Wanna Be A Boy, 不想乳臭未幹
You Wanna Be A Man 妳想成為男子漢
You Wanna Stay Alive, 但如果妳想活命
Better Do What You Can 就盡妳所能
So Beat It, Just Beat It 避開吧，避開
[4th Verse]
You Have To Show Them 妳本是要告訴他們
That You're Really Not Scared 妳毫不畏懼
You're Playin' With Your Life, 但卻是在把生命當兒戲
This Ain't No Truth Or Dare 其實無所謂真理與膽量
They'll Kick You, Then They Beat You, 他們踢翻妳，打倒妳
Then They'll Tell You It's Fair 然後告訴妳這就是公義
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad 那麽就避開吧，但妳卻偏要逞強
[Chorus]
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避開吧，避開
No One Wants To Be Defeated 沒人想要認輸
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都來發狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其實對錯並不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It 就避開吧，避開
[Chorus]
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避開吧，避開
No One Wants To Be Defeated 沒人想要認輸
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都來發狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其實對錯並不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It 就避開吧，避開
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
“Beat It”是《Thriller》的第三只單曲。它緊接著“Billie Jean”於1983年2月在美國，1983年3月在世界其他地區公開發行。它在英國榜上最高排名第3。與“Billie Jean”的巨大成功相比，它的表現有些不盡人意，但《Thriller》專輯卻在此時開始在英國售出驚人的數目。而“Beat It”的單曲碟內並沒有新錄音材料的加入，因此也給它的潛在銷量帶來了不利影響。
在美國，它則奪下了Michael自己的“Billie Jean”所占據的冠軍寶座，並賣出了100多萬張（獲得白金唱片認證）。它在前100名熱門單曲榜內逗留了25周（比“Billie Jean”還長壹周），還拿到了R&B單曲榜的冠軍。在兩個排行榜的冠軍位置上它都停留了壹周。緊接著“Billie Jean”發行該曲的聰明營銷策略使其在短期內獲得了巨大的點播率，並促進《Thriller》專輯在1983年二月底爬升到冠軍的位次。
而在全球範圍內，這只單曲幾乎在各個國家（除了意大利）的排行榜上都闖入了前5名。在丹麥的排行榜上它也是冠軍。