Released: October 26, 1993
Songwriter: Martin Page Paul Young
Producer: Don Was
Time after time I've turned it over in my mind
How could you let it go so long?
I had it all, I felt the spark but not the flame
And with a cold wind it's gone
I had the future in my hand
I didn't understand
Chorus:
When the only game in town was tearing you down
And the love that I found slipped away
Now the real king of fools has no one to rule
And nothing to lose, much less to say
I should have never, never played
The only game in town
I need to talk with the only girl who knows
All of the big mistakes I've made
I held the moment in my hand
I didn't understand
Chorus
I'll pay the price for fooling around
I'll never find a love in this town
Should've never let you go
When the only game in town was tearing you down
And the love that I found slipped away
I should have never, never played
The only game in town
It was tearing me down
And the love that I found slipped away
Now the real king of fools has nothing to chose
Nothing to lose, much less to say
Only game in town
Tearing me down, playing
How could you let it go so long?
I had it all, I felt the spark but not the flame
And with a cold wind it's gone
I had the future in my hand
I didn't understand
Chorus:
When the only game in town was tearing you down
And the love that I found slipped away
Now the real king of fools has no one to rule
And nothing to lose, much less to say
I should have never, never played
The only game in town
I need to talk with the only girl who knows
All of the big mistakes I've made
I held the moment in my hand
I didn't understand
Chorus
I'll pay the price for fooling around
I'll never find a love in this town
Should've never let you go
When the only game in town was tearing you down
And the love that I found slipped away
I should have never, never played
The only game in town
It was tearing me down
And the love that I found slipped away
Now the real king of fools has nothing to chose
Nothing to lose, much less to say
Only game in town
Tearing me down, playing
more tracks from the album
From the album
- The Crossing (1993)
Paul Young popular songs
- Everytime You Go Away
- Love of the Common People
- Come Back and Stay
- Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
- Oh Girl
- Only Game in Town
- This Means Anything
- Now I Know What Made Otis Blue
- A Little Bit of Love
- Calling You
- Reflections
- Bite the Hand That Feeds
- Heaven Can Wait
- I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
- Follow On (Acoustic)
- Behind Your Smile
- Won’t Look Back
- Right About Now
- Your Precious Love
- Oh Women (Live)
- Behind Your Smile (Live)
- One Step Forward
- Hard Cargo
- In the Long Run