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It's not open to discussion anymore
She's out again tonight and I'm alone once more
She's all I have worth waiting for
But baby plays around
And so it seems I've always been the last to know
To hold on to that girl, I had to let her go
I wish to God I didn't love her so
'Cos baby plays around
I try to be strong, hold on to my pride
She doesn't even know it's wrong, how much I hurt inside
And heaven knows I've tried
But baby plays around, just a plaything
It's hard to reconcile the facts I'm facing
It's not open to discussion anymore
She walks those shiny streets
I walk the worn-out floor
She's all I have worth living for
Baby plays, baby plays around
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| Baby Plays Around |
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| Written by | Cait O'Riordan & Declan MacManus |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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| Produced by | Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen & T Bone Burnett |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitars, Hammond bass pedals, bells
Mitchell Froom - organ (distant) |
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| Recorded | 1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles |
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| Released | February 6, 1989 |
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| Albums | Spike, 1989 |
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| Singles | Baby Plays Around, 1989 |
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| Various Artists collections | Singers And Songwriters: Pure & Simple, 2003 |
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| Promos | Malice And Magic, 1994 (Japan) |
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| Length | 2:45 |
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