(The hitmaker)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh)
(Lil women, y'all, uh)
(Lil women, y'all, uh)
(The players gon' play)
(The haters gonna hate)
(Them 'callers gonna 'call)
(Them ballers gonna ball, let 'em know)

I–I don't mind what people say or do (nah, nah)
But I–I do mind what you believe is true
You are the only one (uh) getting all my love
'Cause what they do (what they do) ain't nothin' new

Players, they gon' play
And haters, they gonna hate
Ballers, they gon' ball
Shot-callers, they gonna call
That ain't got nothin' to do (nah, nah) with me and you
That's the way it is, that's the way it is

So-called friends (ha) don't wanna see me with you (nah, nah)
Behind your back, callin' my cell and pager, too
No matter what they do (what they do), I will stay true only to you
Only to you

Players, they gon' play (they gon' play)
And haters, they gonna hate (they gonna hate)
Ballers, they gon' ball
Shot-callers, they gonna call
That ain't got nothin' to do with me and you
That's the way it is, that's the way it is

I want you to know (I want you to know)
I'll never let you go (I'll never let you go)
We gotta talk about everything you hear
'Cause I know that it ain't true
You can trust my love (you can trust my love)
And I can trust yours, too (and I can trust yours, too)
Our love will be forever, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Ha, nah-nah, lil women)
(They gon' ball, shawty)
(They gon' play, shawty)
(That's how they do, shawty)
(We comin' through, shawty)
(The hitmaker, shawty)

(Players gonna play)

Players, they gon' play (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And haters, they gonna hate
Ballers, they gon' ball (yeah, yeah)
Shot-callers, they gonna call
That ain't got nothin' to do with me and you (uh, uh)
That's the way it is (that's the way it is), that's the way it is (and that's the way it is)

Players, they gon' play (yeah, players)
And haters, they gonna hate (uh, and haters)
Ballers, they gon' ball ('cause ballers, they gon' bal)
Shot-callers, they gonna call (shot-callers gon' call)
That ain't got nothing to do (nothin' to do)
With me and you (with me and you)
That's the way it is (get it close, get it close, yeah, yeah)
That's the way it is

Players, they gon' play (players)
And haters, they gonna hate (and haters)
Ballers, they gon' ball (ballers gonna ball)
Shot-callers, they gonna call (shot-callers gonna call)
That ain't got nothing to do (nothin' to do)
With me and you (with me and you)
That's the way it is (yeah, yeah)
That's the way it is (that's the way it is)

That's the way (that's the way it is)

Players gonna play (uh)
Haters gonna hate (right)
That's the way it is, that's just how it's been
(Let 'em know, let 'em know)
Players (lil women, y'all)
And haters (nine lives, y'all)
Players (the hitmaker, y'all)
And haters (ooh)

Players gonna play (oh-oh)
Haters gonna hate (yeah-eh)
Ballers gon' ball (oh-oh)
The callers gonna call (yeah-eh, lil women, y'all)