Tired of playin' this game   And I won't play it no more   And I won't take it no more, ahh   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, no      This time I won't play this game   I made a vow to make a change and   I bow out   (Huu)   (I won't be hangin' around baby)   I decline to take the pain and   I resign the masquerade and   I bow out   (Ahh)   (I won't be stayin' around baby)   I bow out   (I)   (I bow)   (Woo)      Can't go on with the show   You're just a stage I went through   Now you're just fadin' from view, yeah   It's time for a change of scene   Guess I'll be takin' 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 bow out   (I)   (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 bow out   (Oh, oh, oh, ooh)      When you're left standin' on that stage all alone   Maybe you'll realize   You should have 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 rightout of your life   Oh 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 bow out   (I)   (I bow)   (I won't be hangin' around baby)   I decline to take the pain and   (I decline boy)   I resign the masquerade and   (No masquerade)   I bow out   (Gonna bow 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   (Yeah ooh)   I bow out   (Said I)   (Gonna, I gonna bow out)   (Did you belive that?)   I decline to take the pain and   (Haa eee my)   I resign the masquerade and   (Haa eee you will be there)   I bow out   (Hmm)   (I won't be stayin' around baby)      This time I won't play this game   I made a vow to make a change and   (Yeah boo)   I bow out   (I)   (I bow)   (Ooh baby I bow out)   I decline to take the pain and   (I better, I bow out)   I resign the masquerade and   I bow out