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