I Bow Out

Tired of playing this game

And I won't play it no more

And I won't take it no more

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

This time I won't play this game

I made a vow to make a change

And I bow out

I won't be hanging around, baby

I decline to take the pain

And I resign the masquerade

<span begin="1:08.908" end="1:13.297">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="1:10.017" end="1:10.600">(I)</span></span>

I won't be staying around, baby

<span begin="1:15.275" end="1:21.362">I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="1:16.076" end="1:18.044">(I, I bow)</span></span>

Can't go on with the show

You're just a stage I went through

Now you're just fading from view, yeah, baby

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

<span begin="1:54.486" end="1:57.006">This time I won't play this game</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="1:55.940" end="1:57.339">(This time I won't)</span></span>

<span begin="1:57.056" end="1:59.994">I made a vow to make a change</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="1:58.406" end="1:59.906">(I made a vow)</span></span>

<span begin="1:59.975" end="2:03.902">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="2:01.034" end="2:03.968">(I bow out)</span></span>

I won't be hanging around, baby

<span begin="2:06.423" end="2:08.876">I decline to take the pain</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="2:07.776" end="2:09.741">(I decline)</span></span>

And I resign the masquerade

And I bow out

I won't be staying around, baby

I bow out

When you're left standing 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 wish 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, all right, babe

<span begin="3:18.361" end="3:21.057">This time I won't play this game</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:19.604" end="3:21.420">(This time)</span></span>

<span begin="3:21.087" end="3:24.465">I made a vow to make a change</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:22.158" end="3:24.524">(This time I made up my mind)</span></span>

<span begin="3:24.075" end="3:27.960">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:25.152" end="3:27.102">(I, I bow)</span></span>

I won't be hanging around, baby

<span begin="3:30.513" end="3:33.082">I decline to take the pain</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:31.637" end="3:33.054">(I decline, boy)</span></span>

<span begin="3:33.132" end="3:36.080">And I resign the masquerade</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:35.122" end="3:36.356">(No more, I said)</span></span>

<span begin="3:36.165" end="3:40.443">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:36.565" end="3:39.658">(I, gonna bow out)</span></span>

I won't be staying around, baby

This time I won't play this game

I made a vow to make a change

<span begin="3:48.020" end="3:52.818">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:48.845" end="3:54.979">(Said I, gotta, I gotta bow out, do you believe me?)</span></span>

<span begin="3:54.457" end="3:57.023">I decline to take the pain</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:56.730" end="3:58.545">(Do you hear me?)</span></span>

<span begin="3:57.215" end="4:00.004">And I resign the masquerade</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:59.827" end="4:01.859">(Do you hear me, baby?)</span></span>

And I bow out

I won't be staying around, baby

This time I won't play this game

I made a vow to make a change

<span begin="4:12.112" end="4:16.658">And I bow out</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="4:13.212" end="4:18.480">(I bow, ooh-ooh-ooh baby, I bow out)</span></span>

<span begin="4:18.497" end="4:20.995">I decline to take the pain</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="4:20.214" end="4:21.465">(I said I bow out)</span></span>

And I resign the masquerade

And I bow out