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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thundercat
Thundercat
Bass
Leland Whitty
Leland Whitty
Guitar
Matty Tavares
Matty Tavares
Rhodes Piano
Alexander Sowinski
Alexander Sowinski
Drums
Dave Hanson
Dave Hanson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Bruner
Stephen Bruner
Songwriter
Leland Whitty
Leland Whitty
Songwriter
Chester Hansen
Chester Hansen
Songwriter
Steven Ellison
Steven Ellison
Songwriter
Alexander Sowinski
Alexander Sowinski
Songwriter
Matthew Tavares
Matthew Tavares
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thundercat
Thundercat
Producer
BADBADNOTGOOD
BADBADNOTGOOD
Producer
Matty Tavares
Matty Tavares
Engineer
Alexander Sowinski
Alexander Sowinski
Engineer
Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
[Verse 1]
You say you ain't got time for games
No more games
But the world got time for games with you
Play your own
Playing with your money and your heart
Just admit you don't know what to do
I've seen a lot of things come and go
Lots of pimps and tons of hoes
How this ends, we'll never know
[Chorus]
A king in his castle
A king of the hill
Wasting his time
Chasing cheap thrills
He knows it's gonna cost him
God knows how much
[Verse 2]
But you know you gotta pay to play (Pay to play)
At the end of the day (At the end of the day)
Playing with your money and your heart
There's got to be another way
[Instrumental]
A king in his castle
A king of the hill
Wasting his time
Chasing cheap thrills
He knows it's gonna cost him
God knows how much
[Outro]
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Written by: Alexander William Sowinski, Chester A. Hansen, Leland Whitty, Matthew Adam Tavares, Stephen Bruner, Steven D. Ellison

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