Songwriter: Earl Randle
Producer: Laurie Latham
[Verse 1:]
You think you've got it all set up
You think you've got the perfect plan
To charm everyone you see
And playing any game you can
But I've got news for you
I hope it don't hit you too hard
One of these days
While you're at play
I'm gonna catch you off guard
[Chorus:]
I'm gonna tear your playhouse down
Pretty soon
I'm gonna tear your playhouse down
(The way you are)
Room by room
[Verse 2:]
You make our lives a stress and strain
Using the power ploy
All you do is pass around
Hearts you use as play toys
You've been playing madly
With every mind in town
So what you gonna do
When you look up one day
And see your playhouse tumbling down?
[Repeat Chorus:]
[Bridge:]
You think you've got it all set up
You think you've got the perfect plan
To charm everyone you see
And playing any game you can
You've been playing madly
With every mind in town
Oh, what you gonna do
When you look up one day
And see your playhouse tumbling down?
[Repeat Chorus x2:]
You think you've got it all set up
You think you've got the perfect plan
To charm everyone you see
And playing any game you can
But I've got news for you
I hope it don't hit you too hard
One of these days
While you're at play
I'm gonna catch you off guard
[Chorus:]
I'm gonna tear your playhouse down
Pretty soon
I'm gonna tear your playhouse down
(The way you are)
Room by room
[Verse 2:]
You make our lives a stress and strain
Using the power ploy
All you do is pass around
Hearts you use as play toys
You've been playing madly
With every mind in town
So what you gonna do
When you look up one day
And see your playhouse tumbling down?
[Repeat Chorus:]
[Bridge:]
You think you've got it all set up
You think you've got the perfect plan
To charm everyone you see
And playing any game you can
You've been playing madly
With every mind in town
Oh, what you gonna do
When you look up one day
And see your playhouse tumbling down?
[Repeat Chorus x2:]
more tracks from the album
The Essential Paul Young
- Don’t Dream It’s Over
- Oh Girl
- Some People
- Everything Must Change
- I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
- Everytime You Go Away
- Love of the Common People
- Come Back and Stay
- Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
- It Was a Very Good Year
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Tomb of Memories
- Senza Una Donna (Without a Woman)
- Heart Full of Rain
- Softly Whispering I Love You
- I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
- Now I Know What Made Otis Blue
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
From the albums
- I Love Disco ’85 (1984)
- The Secret of Association (1985)
- From Time to Time (The Singles Collection) (1991)
- The Essential Paul Young (2003)
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
- Behind Your Smile (Live)
- One Step Forward
- Hard Cargo
- In the Long Run
- Man in the Iron Mask
- Until You Come Back to Me
- Wonderland
- Softly Whispering I Love You
- I Wish You Love
- What Christmas Means to Me
- Why Does It Always Rain on Me
- Just a Little Misunderstanding
- Bennie and the Jets
- Hot Fun
- Every Time You Go Away (Extended Version)
- Heart Full of Rain
- More Love
- Wedding Day
- Down in Chinatown