Written by dianne warren (1998)
Performed by whitney houston

I'm tired of playing this game
And I won't play it no more
And I won't take it no more
Through with being your fool
And I won't do it no more
And I won't, I won't keep up this act
Not for one minute
I'm gonna pull, I'm gonna pull this curtain down

This time I won't play this game
I made a vow to make a change and
I bow out (I won't be hanging around baby)
I decline to take the pain
I resign the masquerade and
I bow out (I won't be staying around baby)
I bow out

Can't go on with the show
You're just a stage I went through
Now you're just fading from view - yeah
Time for a change of scene
Guess I'll be taking my leave
I guess I won't, I won't stay in this play
Not for one minute
I'm gonna make, I'm gonna make my exit now

Hook

When you're left standing on that stage all alone
Maybe you will realize
You should have learned to treat me right
And when this final act is finally through
Maybe you'll wish you'd been
The kind of man you should have been
Now watch me say goodbye and walk right out of your life

Hook 3 times

• 'til You Do Me Right
• A Girl Like You
• A Lover's Holiday
• A Song for Mama
• Ain't Got No Remedy
• All I Ask
• All Night Long
• Always
• Always in My Heart
• And I Gave My Love to You
• Another Sad Love Song
• Anymore
• Anyway
• As
• Baby Baby Baby
• Baby Come to Me
• Baby I
• Babyface - Every Time I Close My Eyes
• Bedtime
• Betcha Never
• Body Talk
• Born in Time
• Boys & Girls
• Can I Stay With You
• Can We Talk
• Can't Get Enough
• Can't Stop
• Can-u-dance
• Candlelight
• Care for Me
• Could You Learn to Love
• Count on Me
• Damn Thing Called Love
• Dear Lie
• Diggin' on You
• Don't Be Cruel
• Don't Cha' Think
• Don't Wanna Love You
• Don't Waste Your Time
• Don't You Deserve Someone
• Dream Away
• Dreamin'
• Dry Your Eyes
• Every Little Bit of My Heart
• Every Little Step
• Eyes of a Stranger
• Fairweaher Friend
• Fall for You
• Find Me a Man
• Fire
• Fly Away
• Follow My Rainbow
• Forbidden Love
• Girl in The Life Magazine
• Girlfriend
• Give U My Heart
• Giving You The Benefit
• Good Enough
• Hard to Say I'm Sorry
• Have I Never
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
• Heat of The Moment
• Here Comes The Pain Again
• Here He Comes Again
• Ho of My Own
• Honey
• How Can I Not Love You
• How Could an Angel Break My Heart
• How Could You Call Her Baby
• How Did He Love You
• How Do You Tell The One
• How Many Times
• How Often
• Humpin' Around
• I Bow Out
• I Don't Understand
• I Don't Want to Be Lonely
• I Don't Want to Know
• I Dream, I Dream
• I Honestly Love You
• I Miss You So Much
• I Still Love You
• I Surrender
• I'll Be There
• I'll Send You Roses
• I'm Ready
• I'm Your Baby Tonight
• If
• If Ever
• If Only in Heaven's Eyes
• In The Late of The Night
• Isn't It Scary
• It Hurts Like Hell
• Jazzy Belle
• Just for a Day
• Just Hold On
• Just My Luck
• Kissing You
• Knocked Out
• Last Night
• Let It Flow
• Let No One Separate Us
• Let's Do It Again
• Let's Get The Mood Right
• Love by Day, Love by Night
• Love Hurts
• Love Shoulda Brought You Home
• Love Will Be Waiting
• Love Will Be Waiting at Home
• Loves Been So Nice
• Melt Away
• Miracle
• Missing You
• My First Night With You
• My Funny Valentine
• My Heart is Calling
• My Love, Sweet Love
• My Name is Not Susan
• My, My, My
• Never
• Never Forget You
• Never Gonna Let You Go
• Never Love You
• No Deposit, No Return
• No Doubt About Love
• Not Gon' Cry
• Nothin
• On Our Own
• On The Line
• One Love
• Ordinary Girl
• Pants Off
• Power of The Dream
• Pretty Girl
• Pretty Little Girl
• Pride Joy
• Queen of The Night
• Ready or Not
• Reason for Breathing
• Rebel
• Red Light Special
• Rock Wit'cha
• Roni
• Roses Are Red
• Sadder Than Blue
• Sara Smile
• Saved for Someone Else
• Sayonara
• Secrets
• Seven Whole Days
• Shock Dat Monkey
• Sittin' up in My Room
• Slow Jam
• Slow Jams
• So Hard to Say Goodbye
• So Many Thangz
• So Sexual
• Someone to Love
• Somethin' You Wanna Know
• Something in Your Eyes
• Southern Girl
• Sprung on It
• Superwoman
• Sweet November
• Swing It
• Take a Bow
• Tears
• Tell Me Where
• That Somebody Was You
• That's All I Want
• The Best of Love
• The Impossible Dream
• The Lover in Me
• There's No Me Without You
• These Are The Times
• This is How It Works
• Time to End The Story
• Treat You Right
• True Colors
• True Lovers
• Truly Something Special
• Turn Down The Lights
• Until You Come Back
• Water Runs Dry
• We're Making Whoopee
• We're Not Making Love No More
• Wey U
• What U R 2 Me
• Whatever
• When You Believe
• Where is My Love?
• Where You Are
• Why
• Why Do I Believe
• Why Does It Hurt So Bad
• Why Me
• Why Should I Care
• With All My Heart
• Word to The Badd!!
• You Are The Man
• You Can't Run
• You Got The Love I Want
• You Mean The World to Me
• You Said, You Said
• You Were Loved
• You'll Never Stand Alone
• You're Makin' Me High
• Young Girl