Baby Plays Around

Lyrics

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

Credits

• Written by: Cait O'Riordan and D.P.A. MacManus
• Produced by: Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen and T Bone Burnett
• Musicians:

Spike version:

Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitars, Hammond bass pedals, bells

Mitchell Froom - organ (distant)

Deep Dead Blue version:

Elvis Costello - Voice

Bill Frisell - Guitar

Discography

Albums:

• Spike, 1989
• Spike (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001
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Singles:

• Baby Plays Around, 1989

Collections:

• Album Name, Year
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Alternate Versions:

• Baby Plays Around (live at Meltdown Festival 1995-06-25)

Deep Dead Blue, 1995

• Baby Plays Around (demo)

Spike (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001

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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• Anne Sofie von Otter, on For The Stars, 2001 (Amazon.com)
• Bonnie Brett on The Elvis Costello Songbook, 2004 (website)
  
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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