I guess my plan in the beginning was to first find out the inning

Then to crawl beneath your protective shell and lure you in my singing

I would find out what you do then I'd use it all against you

By working for the goal of making loving me the thing to do

I play it like I'm distant and never really listening

I talk of leaving your life right after we've been reminiscing



So all along there is a game and sometimes I am winning

But only because I am manipulative, devious and sinning

I do all that I can to get you in the palm of my hand

Baby, what's pathetic is the tactics used to tame this man



One minute you were cold as ice the next you are really really nice

Could it be you're playing me or could you just be indecisive

But how you come when called is it my scheming drawl or

Is it the mystery that I've built up that can't be called on

You can't explain and I see you try and taint it

But you appear where I am but can't admit that it's related



So all along there is a game and sometimes I am winning

But only because I am manipulative, devious and sinning

I do all that I can to get you in the palm of my hand

Baby, what's pathetic is the tactics used to tame this man



So all along there is a game and sometimes I am winning

But only because I am manipulative, devious and sinning

I do all that I can to get you in the palm of my hand

Baby, what's pathetic is the tactics used to tame this man