Deniece Williams

Released: March 13, 1981

Songwriter: Deniece Williams Thom Bell

Producer: Deniece Williams Thom Bell

Don't ever talk to strangers
That's what daddy told me long ago
I didn't know your kisses sweet would be bad for me

Don't give your love to strangers
He's looking for a way to capture your heart
Bellman, please
I'm checking in at the heartbreak inn

When I finally looked into your eyes
Much to my surprise
I found to you
Love's a game to be played
Yes, played from time to time
I'm swallowing my pride
Come back, you're blowing my mind

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you, he don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you, he don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Don't ever let a stranger fill your pretty head
With fantasies and make believe
He'll only deceive
Give my heart back to me

Don't give your love to strangers
He's looking for a way to capture your heart
Bellman please
I'm checking in at the heartbreak inn

When I finally looked into your eyes
Much to my surprise
I found to you
Love's a game to be played
Yes, played from time to time
I'm swallowing my pride
Come back, you're blowing my mind

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you, he don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you, he don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you, he don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Listen to me, listen please
He's a stranger
He don't love you, he don't care
You're in danger, danger, danger
Oh

Listen to me, listen please
It's your conscience
He don't love you
He don't care
This is nonsense, nonsense

Listen to me, listen please
He's a stranger, yeah, yeah
He don't love you
He don't care
You're in danger, danger, danger
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Deniece Williams (born name June Deniece Chandler) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was born June 3, 1950. She has been described as “one of the great soul voices” by the BBC. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether.

As Deniece Chandler, she recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels. One of those early records, “I’m Walking Away”, released on Toddlin’s subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England’s Northern Soul scene. In the early 1970s she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of “Wonderlove”, lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Williams also guested in 1974 on Syreeta Wright’s album Stevie Wonder Syreeta as well as Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel album and a year later on Roberta Flack’s Feel Like Makin' Love.

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