You Played Too Long

Here we go again
You see, you can't keep doin' these women like this
Think you can stay out all night long
Come home when you want to? (You played too long)
See, a woman will give you so many chances
But after a while (you played too long)
You gotta stop playin' and bring them home
Let me tell you this story

My friend came back, got something on his mind
He said, "My baby done gone away
But this is different from the last time" (different from the last time)
You see, I done came out on the streets (mm, mm, mm)
Tryna do the right thing, she told him
"I done gave you so many chances, and I just don't wanna stay"

You played too long (you played too long), yeah
That's what I told him, no
You played too long (played too long)
You can't keep doin' the same thing and expect she'll be there
You played too long (played too long)
Oh, no, whoo!
You played too long (played too long)
Now you're sittin' there, and you're all alone

She's actin' strange (oh, no)
She ain't even mad (mm, mm, mm)
Walkin' around with a smile on her face
While she's packin' her bags (packin' her bag)
And then she told me (oh) how she really feels (mm, yeah), she said
"I done got you all out of my system, and now I can really leave"

You played too much (played too long)
Mm, now you're all alone
You played too long (played to long)
She gave you all those chances, and now she's gone
You played too long (played too long)
Whoo, I tried to tell you
But you played too long (played too long)
You kept playin' them games, now you're home alone (yeah)

I know what you're goin' through (yes, I do)
Because I did the same thing (mm)
I had a real good woman
But I played so many games (played so many games)
She gave me a hundred percent (yeah, she did)
But I didn't give her none of my time (mm)
The only thing she left me with was the memories in my mind

You played too long (played too long)
Did you learn from me?
You played too long (played too long)
You keep playin', did you learn it by yourself? You see
You played too long
A woman would sit right there and wait for you to come home
You played too long
But if you keep doin' her like that
Your good thing will be gone

First time I cheat, she said, "Why you do those things?"
Second time, she said, "I'm gonna run away" (run away)
Third time, she said (mm), "Go on and do your thing (no, no)
Because this time, I'm gonna leave
I'm gonna give you back your name"

You played too long (you played too long)
Whoo! I tried to tell you
You played too long
You can't keep playin' with her heart, 'cause she'll be gone too
You played too long (played too long)
Didn't you learn anything from me?
You played too long
You see, I lost a good woman, now alone you'll see
You played too long

First time, she said, "Why you do those things?"
You played too long
Second time