Seems I've played the game for much too long
I let people buy my love and I
Never got to sing my songs for you

I had all my bets laid all on you
Set your stakes too high, you're bound to lose
In the game of love you pay your dues

Say that happiness cannot be measured,
And a little pain can bring you all life's little pleasures
What a joke

Chorus:

I was not your woman, I was not your friend,
But you gave me something to remember
No other man said love yourself
Nobody else can
We weren't meant to be,
At least not in this lifetime,
But you gave me something to remember
I hear you still say, "Love yourself"

I had all my bets laid all on you
Set your stakes too high, you're bound to lose
In the game of love I've paid my dues

Guess I'm waiting for my place in your sun,
Wish I had the chance to know you and it wasn't stormy weather
What a shame, who's to blame?

(chorus)