Listen to The Crying Game (feat. Jessie Ware) by Nicki Minaj

The Crying Game (feat. Jessie Ware)

Nicki Minaj

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Nicki Minaj - feat Jessie Ware - The Crying Game (Lyrics)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Nicki Minaj

Vocals

Jessie Ware

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jessie Ware

Songwriter

Onika Maraj

Songwriter

Warren Felder

Songwriter

Andrew Wansel

Songwriter

Steven Mostyn

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine

Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine

Recording Engineer

Caleb Laven

Editing Engineer

Chris Tabron

Recording Engineer

Jaycen Joshua

Mixing Engineer

Pop & Oak

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Here we go again, it's the game we love

Sheets all over the floor and they laced with drugs

You ain't play your cards right, you had the Ace of Clubs

Hit you with the Ace of Spade, in your face, and shrugged

Blood drippin' out your arm on my Asian rugs

We was just plannin' a wedding, Caucasian doves

You was just tellin' your mans that you hate the clubs

Now we in the crying game, heart laced with slugs

[PreChorus]

Are you alone? Do you need someone?

Is it too late to talk? Did I wait too long?

Thousand words don't change a thing

Is it only three, three words that you're missing?

[Chorus]

Where did you go? Couldn't see

I was too busy

Could've just said no

Where would you go? I think that I know

Oh, oh

We're back to playing, we're back to playing

Oh, oh

We're back to playing the crying game

[PostChorus]

I could've given everything

Don't wanna let the tears begin

We're back to playing the crying game

I could've given everything

Don't wanna let the tears begin

We're back to playing the crying game

[Verse 2]

Welcome to the crying game, where you lose your soul

Where it ain't no E-Z Pass, you got to use the toll

Ain't no cruise control, you 'bout to lose control

Ain't no smilin' faces here, we slammin' doors and dishes

Sayin' we don't miss each other, but it's all fictitious

Sayin' that we had enough, but enough of what?

Another slap to the face, another uppercut

I'm just abusive by nature, not 'cause I hate ya

Not 'cause I wanna get someone to imitate ya

I know it's hard, I know I intimidate ya

But is you stayin' or goin'?

I couldn't breathe, and you ain't even know it

How come you never show it? All this love you speak of

All I want is to love and be loved

To love and be loved

[PreChorus]

I'm losin' a thing I thought I'd win

And I'm coming undone, 'cause the tears don't end

[Chorus]

Where did you go? Couldn't see

I was too busy

Could've just said no

Where would you go? I think that I know

Oh, oh

We're back to playing, we're back to playing

Oh, oh

We're back to playing the crying game

[PostChorus]

I could've given everything

Everything

Don't wanna let the tears begin

Everything

We're back to playing the crying game

I could've given everything

Don't wanna let the tears begin

We're back to playing the crying game

[Outro]

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Written by: Andrew Wansel, Jessie Ware, Oak, Onika Maraj, Steve Mostyn

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