Don't play with me   Don't stay with me   Don't play with me unless it's for real   (Don't stay with me unless it's for real)   Don't stay with me unless it's for real   (Don't play with me unless it's for real)      All I had was one sure thing   In my life I lost it all   But I just couldn't see   A reason to believe   If only I could try and start again      In my mind I live in California   In my mind I spent some time with you   I watch the sun light up the ocean   I sit and pray that all my dreams come true      So don't play with me unless it's for real   So don't stay with me unless it's for real      Here I stand and here I fall   A clear blue sky looks down on me   And this once tender man   Has done the best he can   But just can't find a way to start again      In my mind I live in California   In my mind I spent some time with you   I watch the sun light up the ocean   And sit and pray that all my dreams come true      So don't play with me unless it's for real   So don't stay with me unless it's for real      I'll take a chance give it one more try   A second glance make me realize   That all I need is a master plan   And find a world that can understand      Don't play with me unless it's for real   Don't stay with me unless it's for real   So don't play with me unless it's for real   (So don't stay with me unless it's for real)   So don't stay with me unless it's for real   (So don't play with me unless it's for real)   So don't play with me      So don't play with me, alright