The Gift Songtext
von Ne‐Yo

Baby explain
Why you played me, how you played me
Girl can you tell me what it was that made you lie, lie, lie?
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie

Baby explain
Why you gave me, what you gave me
Girl if you were playing from the start then tell me why, why, why?
Why, why, why, why, why, why, why?

They say love is blind and truthfully, that never made sense to me
Unfortunately now I know just what it means, ′cause this sight didn't see
We were living a lie, everything I thought to be real (really wasn′t)
Thought that it mattered to you how I feel but I know now (that it doesn't)
And if your full intention was to play
Then tell me why you gave the precious gift you gave?

Baby explain
Why you played me (yeah), how you played me (ooh yeah)
Girl can you tell me what it was that made you lie, lie, lie? Lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie (lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie)


Baby explain
Why you gave me (gave babe), what you gave me
Girl if you were playing from the start then tell me why (why?) why (why?) Why?
Why, why, why, why, why, why (why?) Why?

I wanna talk to you, I'll call you up, I′m talking to your machine
You well I just don′t know what to do (I don't know what to do)
Baby girI had enough (baby girI had enough)
Just tell you don′t love me (you don't love me)
′Cause girl I've been seeing less and less of you, don′t wanna believe it's true, but no one can deny
People been telling me 'bout another dude, and it didn′t matter till I seen it with my own eyes
Baby tell me why

Baby explain
Why you played me, how you played me
Girl can you tell me what it was that made you lie, lie, lie? (Girl you tell me)
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie (lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie)

Baby explain
Why you gave me (why you gave me), what you gave me (ooh-oh-oh)
Girl if you were playing from the start then tell me why, why, why? (Why, why, why, why?)
Why, why, why, why, why, why, why?


I′ve been told that love can make you cry and also make you smile
But the way I feel about how you've treated me, my smile′s been gone for while (ooh)
Girl there's nothing else that can be done, we have to be apart
But if you weren′t for real then why give me your heart
'Cause your gift was your heart

Why you played me (yeah), how you played me
Girl can you tell me what it was that made you lie, lie, lie? Tell me
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie (lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie)

Baby explain
Why you gave me (oh-oh yeah), what you gave me
Girl if you were playing from the start then tell me why, why, why?
Why, why, why, why, why, why, why? Why did you give me your heart?

Baby explain
Why you played me, how you played me
Girl can you tell me what it was that made you lie, lie, lie?
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie

Baby explain (ooh)
Why you gave me, what you gave me (give me explain, give me explain)
Girl if you were playing from the start then tell me why, why, why?
Why, why, why, why, why, why, why?