Player Not the Game

Lyrics

[Intro: Carl Thomas] Start playin' We gon' talk about these playas We gon' also talk about this game Hey, this game It's somethin' everybody wants to know about But who's the victim? Is it the playa? The one bein' played? Or simply this game? [Verse 1: Carl Thomas & Lil' Mo] Early in the morning, he waits by her door But she's not there, cause she don't care, someone else she adores And it's a quarter after midnight, the girl's by her phone But he won't call, and the tears fall, so she sleeps all alone [Pre-Chorus: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] We're in a world, that's a ball of confusion The feeling is gone, still we keep holding on To a love, that is just an illusion Get to the back of the line Love will call you in time [Chorus: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] On the kaleidoscope of love People go 'round and 'round in circles Falling in love and feeling pain But it's the playa, not the game See the parade of smiling faces No masquerade can fade the shame Too many tracks to hide the traces But it's the playa, not the game It's not the game [Verse 2: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] I keep all my feelings in a dark and deep place Never go there, cause its so rare, true love shows its face I stare out my window, when I can't sleep at night Many voices, many choices, but I know when it's right [Pre-Chorus: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] We're in a world, that's a ball of confusion The feeling is wrong, still we keep holding on To a love, that is just an illusion Fall to the back of the line Love will call you in time [Chorus: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] On the kaleidoscope of love People go 'round and 'round in circles Falling in love and feeling pain But it's the playa, not the game See the parade of smiling faces No masquerade can fade the shame Too many tracks to hide the traces But it's the playa, not the game It's not the game [Bridge: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] Blame it on the playa Not the game Blame it on the playa Not the game Blame it on the playa Not the game Blame it on the playa Not the game Oh, oh, oh [Chorus: Lil' Mo & Carl Thomas] On the kaleidoscope of love People go 'round and 'round in circles Falling in love and feeling pain But it's the playa, not the game See the parade of smiling faces No masquerade can fade the shame Too many tracks to hide the traces But it's the playa, not the game It's not the game