I Bow Out

I'm tired of playing this game And I won't play it no more And I won't take it no more Uh, through with being your fool And I won't do it no more And I won't I won't keep up this act Not for one minute I'm gonna pull I'm gonna pull this curtain down, oh This time I won't play this game I made a vow to make a change and I (mm) Bow out (I won't be hangin' 'round baby) I decline to take the pain and I resign the masquerade and I (I) Bow out (I won't be stayin' 'round, baby) I (I) Bow (I bow) Out Can't go on with the show You're just a stage I went through Now you're just fading from view, yeah-yeah, babe It's time for a change of scene Guess I'll be taking my leave I guess I won't I won't stay in this play Not for one minute I'm gonna make I'm gonna make my exit now, oh baby This time I won't play this game (this time I won't) I made a vow to make a change and (I made a vow) I (I) Bow out (I won't be hangin' around baby) I decline to take the pain (I decline) I resign the masquerade and (oh yeah) I bow out (I won't be stayin' around baby) I (oh) Bow (ooh) Out (out) When you're left standin' on that stage all alone Maybe you will realize You should've learned to treat me right And when this final act is finally through Maybe you'll have wished you'd been The kind of man you should have been Now watch me say goodbye And walk right out of your life Ooh, baby Alright, baby This time I won't play this game (this time) I made a vow to make a change and (this time I made up my mind) I (I) Bow (I bow) Out (I won't be hangin' 'round, baby) I decline to take the pain and (I decline boy) I resign the masquerade and (no more, said I) I bow (gonna bow out) Out (I won't be stayin' 'round, baby) This time I won't play this game I made a vow to make a change and I (said I) Bow (gotta) Out (I gotta bow out) (Do you believe me?) I decline to take the pain and (I say, can you hear me?) I resign the masquerade and (Do you hear baby girl?) I bow (mm) Out (I won't be stayin' around baby) This time I won't play this game I made a vow to make a change and I (I) Bow (bow) Out (ooh, baby, I bow out) I decline to take the pain and (I said I bow out) I resign the masquerade and I bow out