Lyrics
My friends come to tell me something
Friends inform the speaker about something.
Lately they seen you running
Recent observations of the person being addressed running around.
tell me baby are we the talk of the town
Questioning if they are the subject of gossip in town.
You told me yu spent the nights workin
Previous claim of spending nights working contradicted.
stead you been out drinkin and flirtin
Accusation of the person drinking and flirting instead of working.
Two can play that game and I know how
Expressing the ability to reciprocate in playing games of the heart.
I can be a heartbreaker, too
Declaration of being capable of breaking hearts.
I can break as many hearts as you
Claiming the ability to break as many hearts as the other person.
I can turn them on or turn them down
Stating the capability to attract or reject admirers.
Cos there ain't a trick that I can't use
Confident assertion of mastery in romantic tricks.
I learned the best of them from you
Learning these tricks from the person being addressed.
Your heart just might break
Suggesting the possibility of the person's heart breaking in return.
Before it's through
Implying potential consequences for the person's heart.
I can be a heartbreaker, too
Reiteration of the ability to be a heartbreaker.
some night when you're out romancin
Suggesting the speaker might be seen dancing with someone else.
You just might see me dancin
Hinting at potential romantic encounters while the person is out.
with the best lookin lady in the room
Imagining the person being addressed as the one left alone.
You'll be the one who ends up stranded
Prediction of the person's unfortunate situation.
The one who's empty handed
Anticipating the person being empty-handed and foolish.
It'll be your turn to play the fool
Foreseeing the person's turn to be the fool.
I can be a heartbreaker, too...
Reaffirming the ability to be a heartbreaker.
you can lose me
Warning that the speaker can be lost.
you can't have it both ways
Highlighting the impossibility of having it both ways.
If you go
If the person goes, hoping they understand the consequences.
I hope you know
Expressing the importance of recognizing what is being discarded.
What you're throwing away
Highlighting the potential regret in the person's actions.
I can be a heartbreaker, too...
Reiteration of the speaker's capability to be a heartbreaker.
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