Playin' On Me - Candyman

In a hotel wakin up another day in showbiz

Kiss the redhead in my bed, knowin not who she is

Plug the phone back in the socket watch the light blink on the ringer

There’s a message in the lobby oh my God, it’s Gina

See a housekeeper in the hallway, so I say

I know you have a route, but I’m willin to pay

If you’ll go out of your way, to clean my room up in a hurry

My girly flew to see me and she’s here a little early

So the skeeze had to leave with no disrespect

Said I’d meet her at the show I had to go to soundcheck

Before she made her exit she collected cabfare

From the elevator, while I crept down the stairs

Step by step I was stallin every minute

Givin her enough time, to catch a taxi and get in it

Greeted my girl as if nothin ever happened

But everybody knows, girls have a way of

Trappin a guy without them knowin it

But a hickie has a way of showin it

So I got put in check, when she seen it on my neck

And said «Candyman you’re blowin it, you’re playin on me»

«But I don’t give a hoot, huh, because I knocked boots» — Ice Cube

Can’t sleep, can’t think, and you’re missin your meals

Simply because you heard I’m playin the field

Do we still go together?

Well that all depends

On who you believe — me or your friends

In makin conversation you ask why must I play

To tell you the truth yo, I really can’t say

It’s just one of those things that you can’t understand

Unless you’re a man, but that ain’t the plan

And I stand corrected, if this ain’t the truth

Nobody wants a man who cannot knock boots

So what’s the use in you makin a pretense

Baby you know the best teacher is experience

Ever since then she’s been actin kinda strange

Sayin to herself «Two can play THAT game»

Lame excuse but it was very well put

I can’t stand it, when the shoe’s on the other foot

So I went to her house, cause I knew she hadn’t seen me

Seen another man, in her room, watchin TV

He was layin on her, she should be layin on me

Just as I thought… she’s playin on me

Say love, I think you need to step outside with me for a minute

Step outside wit’chu for what?

We got things we need to talk about right NOW!

LIKE?!

Like what’s up with this shade tree you got over here?

What’chu mean what’s up with this shade tree?

What’s up with homegirl at the hotel the other day?

Man I tried to tell you we was doin a interview

For some kind of magazine or somethin like that

Yeah, just like you tried to tell me

The last girl was interviewin you for Right On

What happened with that?

What?

Heh, Right On!

Y’knahmsayin?

There’s things that I’m doin in this business

That you don’t know nothin about

It’s like I got things to do that’s business

Me and you though, we got a relationship

What kind of relationship with monkey bites all on your neck

And you always talkin about «Knockin' Boots?»

I’m not interested in no «Knockin' Boots!»

It’s more than that though

I buy you rings, jewelry, whatever you want y’know?

Material things don’t mean nothin to me Candy without your love

Yeah, whatever~!

But as long as we gon' be together, me and you

There’s just one thing I expect of you

Yeah what’s that?

Don’t be playin on me