whitney houston
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   [Chorus] 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  And I bow out  I won't be staying around, baby  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 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   [Chorus]  When you're left standing on that stage all alone  Maybe you will realize  You should of 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  Oh baby, all right babe   [Chorus: x2]