You look at me sometimes as if you know what's inside my mind
And I can stand with the way I feel from day to day
Oh, but when you turn away, it doesn't matter what I try to say
Never sure just where I stand

So don't play with the one who loves you
Don't tell lies to the one who cares
No don't you play with the one who loves you
For the day may come when I'm not there

One of these days you'll find that you've been left all alone far behind
And there's no one to pick you up when you're down, so down
Yeah but there's a chance for you to do the things that love tells you too
Here I am reaching out to you

So don't play with the one who loves you
Don't tell lies to the one who cares
No don't you play with the one who loves you
For the day may come when I'm not there

So don't play with the one who loves you
Don't tell lies to the one who cares
No don't you play with the one who loves you
For the day may come when I'm not there
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