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