Released: November 24, 1993

Songwriter: Bobby Brown Teddy Riley Bernard Belle Redhead Kingpin

Producer: Hakim Abdulsamad

(Opening)

(We can play that game)

(If you want to play it, if you want to play it)
Yow-ow-ow

Two (He-hey)
Two
(We can party)
(He-hey) Two
(He-hey) Two
I said two

'Cause two (He-hey)
Two
'Cause two (He-hey)
Two
Twoooo
'Cause two can play that game

Ohhhhhhh (Can play that game) Ho-woah
Two (Can play that game)
Two
I said two (Can play that game)
Two
T-t-two (Can play that game)
Two

[1st Verse]
(I said) Stay with me, but if you want to leave
Take your things, forget all about me
(I said) Tell me why you fail to realize
That you might not ever get another try

(Pre-Hook)
Girl think
About it before you leave
Bobby's got a bran' (I said) new swing
And if you wanna do your own thing
I hear what you're sayin', two can play that game
You're playin', yeah

(Hook)
Two (Can play that game)
Two can play that game
Two (Can play that game)
If it's good enough for you, I'll do it too
I said two
Two (Can play that game)
(Yeah) Two
(Can play that game) Two

[2nd Verse]
(I said) Lately you've been acting mighty strange
To me it seems your attitude has changed
(I said) Suddenly, you just don't seem the same
Instead of playin' all those silly games

(Pre-Hook)
Girl think, yeah
About it before you leave
'Cause Bobby's got a bran' (I said) new swing
And if you wanna do your own thing, I hear what you're sayin'
Two can play that game, you're playin', now

(Hook)
Two (Can play that game)
Two
Two can play that game
T-two (Can play that game)
Hey-oww, can play that game
I said two
Can play that game
Two
Two (Can play that game)

[3rd Verse]
(I said) Everybody wants to be a new jack
Frontin' the styles of the Brown
It's kinda wild, now I'm back (Yeah)
But don't get me wrong, 'cause I was never gone
It was here all along (Ahhh)
You see my flavor stand strong
And get ya, hit ya, and can swift ya
Ted, do they know where I'm comin' from? (Yep)
Hey yo Ted, do they know where I'm comin' from? (Yep)
Hey yo Ted, do they know where I'm comin' from?
Bust it!
Let's groove to the new type stylin’
Get wild and
Loose with the darker the berry and sweet juice
And when I burst ya only two words is hurt me, hurt me
Just better stand still, I move at will
Then I make my kill
Snatch and tax your brain, godamn I’m insane
But I’ll refrain from usin’ her name
‘Cause two can play that game

(Hook)
(Said two) Ohhhh, ohhh, ho-woah
(Can play that game)
Two
Two (Can play that game)
No, n-n-no, n-n-no, I said two
I said two
Two (Can play that game)
Two
Two
(Can play that game) Two

Woah-oh, I said two! (I said two)
(Can play that game)
(Two) Two can play that game
Two (Can play that game)
No, n-n-no, n-n-no, mighty strange (Can play that game)
That you’ve changed (You changed)
You changed (You changed)
You changed (You changed)
Changed for the worst, baby! (Worst baby, yeah)
(Can play that game) What goes around, comes around
(Can play that game)
(I said two) I ain’t worried about it
(I ain’t worried about it)
You see what I’m sayin’?

[Bridge]
Yo band
Drop it, sing!
Say yow-ow-ow (Yow-ow-ow)
Say yo-oh-oh (Yo-oh-oh)
Say yow-ow-ow (Yow-ow-ow)
Say baby, I owe you, haha
(Baby, I owe you)

Two can play that game!
What goes around, comes around
And I can play it, too

Two

Yo band, drop it
Come on!
Say yow-ow-ow (Yow-ow-ow)
Say yo-oh-oh (Yo-oh-oh)
Say yow-ow-ow(Yow-ow-ow)
Say baby, I owe you haha
(Baby, I owe you)

(I said)

(Chorus)
Two (Can play that game)
Two
Two (Can play that game)
Two
I said two (Can play that game)
Two
(You used to be my girl) Two
(Can play that game) Two
I said two (Changed for the worst, baby)
(Can play that game) Two
T-two (Can play that game)
(Oh!) Two
I said two (No!) (Can play that game)
Two (Oh!)
(Oh, oh!) Two (Can play that game)
Two
I said two

[brief instrumental]

(Adlibs from Hakim)
Two (Yeah, ah, ah)
Two (Yeah, whaa, ah)
Two (Yeah, ah, ah)
Two (Yeah)
I said

(Yeah, ah) '
Two
(Yeah, ah)
I said (Ah, ah, ah)
Two (Ah, ah)
(Yeah, ah)

Two (Can play)
Two (Two can play)
Two (Can play)
Two (Two can play that) Two can play that
Two (Can play)
Two (Two can play)
I said
(Can play)
I said, I said
(Can play that) I said

Bobby Brown

The King of New Jack Swing. Bobby Brown has never been afraid to push the envelope – musically, artistically or socially. His sheer bravery and brash honesty are the very characteristics that make him “Bobby Brown” – a pioneering entertainer with over three decades of experience. From his successful debut in New Edition, the boy band prototype for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and the Backstreet Boys, to his multi-platinum career as a solo artist, Brown has left a mark on the music industry that can never be erased.