It was me again, I was on my way back home
Like I'd died away and come back from the dead
With your face before me, the moonlight on the road
I saw a shadow risin', I couldn't get out of my head

I don't play for keeps, I'm the one that says goodbye
I always tell the truth, tough guys never lie
I've never put my life in the hands of someone else
Like lovers do, but I still hate to lose
Still hate to lose

You can say his name, I know he's right for you
You'll never feel alone, he'll know just what to do
All you want come true, a lifetime made for two
Reach out in the night, he'll still be next to you

I don't play for keeps, I'm the one that says goodbye
I always tell the truth, tough guys never lie
I've never put my life in the hands of someone else
Like lovers do

Let me feel your touch before I go away
Now I need your arms, your body next to mine
There's still time enough to go our different ways
Spend the night once more at the stranger's side

I don't play for keeps, I'm the one that says goodbye
I always tell the truth, Tough guys never lie
I've never put my life in the hands of someone else
Like lovers do, but I still hate to lose