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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madonna
Vocals
Patrick Leonard
Keyboards
Guy Pratt
Bass Guitar
D. Boruff
Saxophone
Jeff Porcaro
Drums
Jeremy Lubbock
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Madonna
Songwriter
Patrick Leonard
Songwriter
Jeremy Lubbock
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Madonna
Producer
Patrick Leonard
Producer
Brian Malouf
Mixing Engineer
Ed Cherney
Additional Engineer
Julie Last
Additional Engineer
Patrick MacDougall
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Seems I've played the game for much too long
I let people buy my love and I
Never got to sing my songs for you
[Verse 2]
I had all my bets laid all on you
Set your stakes too high, your bound to lose
In the game of love, you pay your dues
[Verse 3]
Say that happiness can not be measured
And a little pain can bring you all life's little pleasures
What a joke
[Verse 4]
I was not your woman, I was not your friend
But you gave me something to remember
No other man said, love yourself
Nobody else can
We weren't meant to be
At least not in this lifetime
But you gave me something to remember
I hear you still say, love yourself
[Verse 5]
I had all my bets laid all on you
Set your stakes too high, your bound to lose
In the game of love, I've paid my dues
[Verse 6]
Guess I'm waiting for my place in your sun
Wish I had the chance to know you and it wasn't stormy weather
What a shame, who's to blame?
[Verse 7]
I was not your woman, I was not your friend
But you gave me something to remember
No other man said, love yourself
Nobody else can
We weren't meant to be
At least not in this lifetime
But you gave me something to remember
I hear you still say, love yourself
Written by: Madonna, Patrick Leonard