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