Once he started a solo career, Brown enjoyed commercial and critical success with his second album Don't Be Cruel (1988) which spawned five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including the number one hit "My Prerogative", and the Grammy Award-winning "Every Little Step". In 1989, Brown contributed two songs to the soundtrack of Ghostbusters II. In 1992, Brown married superstar singer Whitney Houston, with whom he later had a daughter named Bobbi Kristina Brown. The couple's drug issues and domestic disputes made them tabloid fodder.
Brown's next album Bobby (1992) spawned several singles including "Humpin' Around", "Get Away", and "Good Enough", however, sales of Bobby did not reach the level of its predecessor.
Brown also appeared in the films A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and Two Can Play That Game. He returned to New Edition for a reunion album and tour from 1996 to 1997, and returned with all six members for another stint in 2005. Brown and Houston starred in the 2005 reality show Being Bobby Brown; Houston filed for divorce two years later in 2007.
Two Can Play That Game
Bobby Brown Lyrics
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Stay with me but if you want to leave
Take your things forget all about me
Tell me why you failed to realize
That you might not ever get another try
Girl think about it before you leave
And if you want to do your own thing
I hear what your saying
Two can play that game
Your game
Two can play that game
Two can play that game
Lately you've been acting mighty strange
To me it seems your attitude has changed
And suddenly you just don't seem the same
Instead of playing all those silly games
Girl think about it before you leave
Bobby's got a brand new swing
And if you want to do your own thing
I hear what your saying
Two can play that game
Your game
Two can play that game
Two can play that game
Lately you've been acting mighty strange
To me it seems your attitude has changed
And suddenly you just don't seem the same
Instead of playing all those silly games
Girl think about it before you leave
Bobby's got a brand new swing
And if you want to do your own thing
I hear what your saying
Two can play that game
Your game
Two can play that game
Two can play that game
The lyrics to Bobby Brown's song "Two Can Play That Game" are about a relationship that is on the rocks. The singer is pleading with their partner to stay with them, but also acknowledging that if they want to leave, they should just take their things and forget about them. The singer then points out that their partner has failed to realize that they might not ever get another chance to be together.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "two can play that game", suggesting that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to keep their partner from leaving. They assert that they have a brand new swing, and if their partner wants to do their own thing, then they should think about it before making any decisions.
Line by Line Meaning
Drop it
Let it go
Stay with me but if you want to leave
Stay with me unless you need to go
Take your things forget all about me
Take your things and forget we were together
Tell me why you failed to realize
Explain your ignorance
That you might not ever get another try
You may never get another chance
Girl think about it before you leave
Consider it before you go
Bobby's got a brand new swing
Bobby's changed his style
And if you want to do your own thing
If you want to act alone
I hear what your saying
I understand what you're trying to say
Two can play that game
I am not the only one who can act differently
Your game
Your way of doing things
Lately you've been acting mighty strange
I've noticed that you've been acting differently lately
To me it seems your attitude has changed
To me it appears that your behavior has changed
And suddenly you just don't seem the same
It seems like you have changed overnight
Instead of playing all those silly games
Don't act foolishly
Two can play that game
I can also act differently
Your game
Your way of behaving
Two can play that game
I am not the only one who can act differently
Two can play that game
I am not the only one who can act differently
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bernard Belle, Teddy Riley, David Guppy, Thomas Reyes, Bobby Brown
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