The Game Lyrics - Singles - Chico Debarge

Rollin' down the highway 

With a trunkful of work 

I just lost my job 

Didn't wanna be a mailroom clerk 

Besides it didn't pay but dimes 

And the boss had a disrespectful mouth 

If I wasn't on parole 

I would've knocked the motherfucker out 

So I'm drivin', gotta get me some fast cash 

Ain't tryin' to hurt nobody 

Mama, maybe it's wrong 

But I gotta get the money, it's a must have 

If I get caught, I go back to jail with no bail 

It's the risk that I'm takin' 

I'm convinced so, ain't fakin' 

It's the life I choose 

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game 

If you play it wrong then you're the one to blame 

If I can choose I would make a change 

But it's the same old song that everybody shame 

Now, I'm my own boss 

And I ain't got no friction 

'Coz I'm a bootleg pharmacist 

You don't need no prescription 

[Incomprehensible] that's my law 

Tryin' to get the dough and retire 

'Coz if I stay in it too long 

The Feds gonna set my ass on fire 

And if they come 

Gotta hold court in the streets 

And one of three things will happen 

I get away, get the chair or die cappin' 

And if they catch me right 

And I can't fight, I go back to prison 

And like my mama say, you can't always bust your gun 

She goes sometimes you gotta run 

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game 

If you play it wrong then you're the one to blame 

If I can choose I would make a change 

But it's the same old song that everybody shame 

All the odds are against me 

'Coz I'm already a felon 

I'd probably die this time in jail 

'Coz I ain't doin' no tellin' 

I'll probably lose the girl that I love 

She'll turn her back once the money's spent 

And play it off to her friends 

Like it was a heated argument 

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game 

And you're the one to blame 

If I can choose I would make a change 

And everybody shame 

Bad game, it's a bad game, yeah 

It's a bad game, yeah, yeah 

It's a bad game, yeah, yeah, yeah 

To the mother who's watching over 

You know the game ain't fair 

Sometimes you can't change their mind 

So, all you got is prayer 

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game 

Then you're the one to blame 

If I can choose I would make a change 

That everybody shame 

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game 

Listen, I ain't got that much time 

Only four minutes to sing to you 

But I hope and pray that you will listen 

While I try to school you 

Bad game, bad game 

Nobody wins 

That everybody shame