Play your cards right

Verse 1:

Her sweet spirit sensitises my world and swirls my mind in hypnosis,
First time I opened up to this girl, bought her some roses,
It’s break time, school stands still like there’s nothing but you
Shakin’ as I take in a deep breath, “I love you.”
You pause caught in thought, “did I say something bad?”
White clouds fade to black, you say “I don’t love you back.”
Left breathless, our tears pour like rain from the sky,
“please wait”, but you walk away then out of my life.

Sun hides behind a dark cloud, my heart shivers freezin’,
Cut my fingers on the sharp chards, pickin’ up the pieces
Of my broken heart, and it’s only you who can fix the bleedin’,
Alone I walk these corridors of hundred kids n’ teachers,
I step into class late, lean back on the seat beneath me,
Peepin down at my desk I see our names inked in graffiti,
‘Mate says ‘’eard you got dumped?’ my head’s in my hands,
“Tellin’ ya’ man, “‘never doin’ love again if I can.” (‘yeah whatever)

that story is over now,
So, leave that book home, on the shelf,
I never should’ve played my cards,
I’ll never spark the flame again.

Chorus:

Play your cards right, I laid mine straight down all at once,
If I play again I’ll put ‘em faced down one by one
I left my hand open, next time I’ll keep them close,
I‘ll play my cards, take my time, keep it cool, take it slow,
Play your cards right

Verse 2:

After school text’ my ex, no reply, spy my mates chattin some birds up,
One cat’s caught my tongue, this dog’s eyeing her world up,
This girl beautiful; I clown around a little magic,
Pull the Jack of hearts from her bag, ‘show off’, she tries grab it,
Keep her at arms lengths laughin’, everybody’s clappin’,
She clubs me in my arm says “gotta go my dad’ll panic,”
Wait I’ll walk you home, she says “you know, you’re proper funny,”
Whip the joker from my pocket, laugh, and hop the road like bunnies,

Back to her place, we’re playin’ cards up on her bed,
She asks ‘you gotta girlfriend?’ nah, we broke up back in feb,
Suddenly get up, “think I better go,” she asks me if I feel alright,
“yeah, it doesn’t matter,” grab a cushion, have a pillow fight,
We stop I drop on top of her, look proper deep into her eyes,
See my ex’s face, those broken pieces cut inside,
Outside though I’m fightin’ it, despite my hits we snog and kiss,
Said I’d never fall in love, but screw it man she’s proper fit.

she’s so beautiful,
So why wait for, my ex on my mobile phone,
I never should’ve played my cards,
I’ll never spark the flame again,

Chorus:

Play your cards right, I laid mine straight down all at once,
If I play again I’ll put ‘em faced down one by one
I left my hand open, next time I’ll keep them close,
I‘ll play my cards, take my time, keep it cool, take it slow,
Play your cards right

Verse 3:

Checkin’ out my ex’s facebook in class, my new bird’s sent me a text,
‘six months ago we kissed’, break we meet up on the bench,
Says, “I wanna tell you something, but it’s really tough to-“
I think she’s gonna dump me but “-tell you that I love you,” (what?)
My heart skips a beat, and reminds me how it broke so bad,
I want to open up to her but panic, “I don’t love you back,”
She bursts into tears like I did when I broke my heart,
‘I’m Sorry’ “look just go”, watch her pickin’ up her broken chards.

Alone I’m roamin’ back’ to class slope deep into my desk again,
Ben’s pokin’ me in my chest, ‘eard somethin’ bout ya’ ex my friend,
The one who proper broke your heart,’ not now ben, I’m pleadin’ you”
‘But mate, everybody knows she kissed pete, she cheated you’
What? yeah it’s true man, so why’d you keep your love for her,
Tell your girl you love her cause you’re ex is just a piece of dirt,
I drop my head into my hands, think I just done something bad ,
I split up with the fittest girl, told her I don’t love her back.’ (oh)

I should’ve said I liked her,
see her halo shine one her,
man I wish I played my cards,
I’ll never spark the flame again,

Chorus:

Play your cards right, I laid mine straight down all at once,
If I play again I’ll put ‘em faced down one by one
I left my hand open, next time I’ll keep them close,
I‘ll play my cards, take my time, keep it cool, take it slow,

Play your cards right, I laid mine straight down all at once,
If I play again I’ll put ‘em faced down one by one
I left my hand open, next time I’ll keep them close,
I‘ll play my cards, take my time, keep it cool, take it slow,

Play your cards right, I laid mine straight down all at once,
If I play again I’ll put ‘em faced down one by one
I left my hand open, next time I’ll keep them close,
I‘ll play my cards, take my time, keep it cool, take it slow,
Play your cards right

Skit