Beaver Nelson - Playing For Keeps lyrics

If you don't like me How you gonna love me If you can't stand beside me How you gonna stand above me When I'm falling down And I hit the ground Are you playing for keeps Or are you just playing around There's a high road to China And all roads lead to roam But there's no road finer Than the one that takes you home They say that's where the heart is Mine just goes from town to town Are you playing for keeps Or are you just running around Didn't your Mama teach you something About thinking twice before you let the words fall Didn't your Papa tell you nothing If you can't say something nice to me Don't say anything at all There's brown boys playing horseshoes And black boys playing craps There's white boys playing eight ball There's a trumpet playing taps Oh, can you hear the sound As the sun goes down Is it playing for keeps Or is it just playing around If you don't like me How you gonna love me If you can't stand beside me How you gonna stand above me When I'm falling down And I hit the ground Are you playing for keeps Or are you just playing around