You hold on to love that's gone Run a mile to see him smile But you don't know he's door to door playin' you for the fool Let him go, walk out your door And come to me I'm gonna set you free Now you look and there you go back to him, he's gonna do you in

Hey there, lady Come and tell me something, say something (yeah) Is it something or nothing, yeah You going back and forth, back and forth, back and forth Yeah, yeah, girl I'm older than you You cannot play me, you a baby I'm not fooled by the money that

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again We'll be fighting in the streets

Because I played the fool for you I've been infected with restless whispers and cheats That manifested in words and the lies that you speak I've been infected That manifested

Oh, I need your love Oh, oh, I need your love I just got to have In the evening When the day is done I'm looking for a woman But the girl don't come So don't let her Play you for a fool

And I'll try to play it off cool When they ask I'll just say, "He's nobody" And me well I'm nobody's fool And all my friends will say, "Hey don't you know him?" One more night with the same neon lights And I'll find my place at the bar One more down, so

What if I was made for you and you were made for me What if this is it, what if it's meant to be What if I ain't one of them fools just playin' some game What if I just pulled you close, what if I leaned in And the stars line up and it's our last first

They say that you play too loud Well baby that's tough They say that you got too much Can't get enough They tell you that you look a fool And baby I'm a fool for you They say that your mind's diseased Shake your stuff

Fool that I am, For falling in love with you. And a, fool that I am, For thinking you loved me, too. You took my heart, Then played the part of little coquette. And, all my dreams just disappeared Like the smoke from a cigarette. For hoping you'd

Go on, girl (Go on, girl) Please, don't worry 'bout me, I'm fine (Please, don't worry 'bout me, I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay But I don't want it back I realized that