This is dedicated to all the ladies out there That's tired of getting played Y'all know? Y'all know what this is so, so def (I ain't even gotta say it) And your girl's mean me Thanx for nothing No, nothing You were just playing a game (MC) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Thanx for nothin' Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh You were just playin' a game I can't even know what to say I've been hurt, I've been played And I'm so shamed I can't even cry it's that deep You just lie and you cheat Like it's nothin' See, you said that you loved me too And so I trusted you But I guess that subconciously I knew But I didn't wanna face the truth That I was only being used And you was just frontin' Ay, boy, thanx for nothin' I never knew enough about you, babe And I guess I only have myself to blame Now I'm broken-hearted and shattering But you were just playin' a game Nothin' anyone could do to convince me, babe I was livin' in a lie, just a masquerade Now I only know that I'll never be the same But you were just playin' a game Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Thanx for nothin' Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh You were just playin' a game Every day and every night I stay by the phone Never go no place so just in case you call I'll be home Seems like what I do is think about our pseudo romance While you're somewhere burnin' diesel, in the streets havin' laughs Somebody say you know what I'm going through You been left with nothin' too Much you can't count on one hand Singing, 3, 4, 5, 6 7 days a week, you're drowning in tears He was so insincere Now you're layin' up in bed every night singing Ay, boy, thanx for nothin' I never knew enough about you, babe And I guess I only have myself to blame Now I'm broken-hearted and shattering But you were just playin' a game Nothin' anyone could do to convince me, babe I was livin' in a lie, just a masquerade Now I only know that I'll never be the same But you were just playin' a game Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh So thanx for nothin' Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh So thanx for nothin'