Try, you get a roll of heartache
Hear it and you're with my mind
I've played with fire, burned my fingers
Now I'm gonna take my time
You don't have to shout about it
Can't you see it's obvious
Feel it's getting close to comfort
Why you make me search no more

Take your time with what you're doing
I can see the stage appear
Seized and held it on before her
Don't you understand my fear
Can't you see the time will tell us
How it's gonna always be
You can wrap me around your finger
And that ain't no mystery

Playing for time
That's all I can do
I'm playing for time
Before I fall in love with you

You can push me every which way
Hey, I got no place to pull
Yes, we'll do no rule devotions
When you fax the ace no more
Hold on, that is what the games go
And I want the nibble now
You can learn to dream about it
I won't need one anyhow

Playing for time
That's all I can do
Playing for time
Before I fall in love

Playing for time
That's all I wanna do
Playing for time
Before I fall in love

Break it off!

Oh, you don't have to shout about it
Can't you see it's obvious
Feel it's getting close for comfort
Why you make me search your bus
Travel down the road of heartache
Hear it in your with my mind
Played with fire, burned my fingers
Now I'm gonna take my time

Playing for time
Before I fall in love with you
Playing for time
That's all I want to do

Playing for time
Before I fall 
Playing for time
All I wanna do
Playing for time

I'm playing for time...