[Verse 1]
Keith in the hangar
Pressed shirt, tired grin
Five foot eight and folding
Every time they smile and spin
He calls it love, I call it
Hands around his name
They take his keys, his kindness
Leave him standing in the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, "Maybe this one stays"
But that old ache knows his face
He keeps reaching out in the dark
And they keep setting the pace
[Chorus]
Keith, Keith, you get played
(Keith, Keith, you get played)
Keith, Keith, same old game
(Keith, Keith, same old game)
You give your heart away
They take it every time
Keith, Keith, you get played
And you still call it fine
[Verse 2]
Flight line boots by the locker
Phone dead in his hand
He swears he'll change the pattern
But he never makes a stand
Lipstick on his collar
Truth he won't defend
He wears that hurt like metal
And he lets it bend
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, "Maybe this one stays"
But that old ache knows his face
He keeps reaching out in the dark
And they keep setting the pace
[Chorus]
Keith, Keith, you get played
(Keith, Keith, you get played)
Keith, Keith, same old game
(Keith, Keith, same old game)
You give your heart away
They take it every time
Keith, Keith, you get played
And you still call it fine
[Bridge]
Some nights he looks in the mirror
Sees a man too used to yes
Too quick to hand over the crown
Too slow to dodge the mess
But a broken kind of brave
Still beats under that blue
One day Keith might learn
How to choose what's true
[Final Chorus]
Keith, Keith, no more played
(Keith, Keith, no more played)
Keith, Keith, break that chain
(Keith, Keith, break that chain)
Save your heart this time
Don't hand it out so fast
Keith, Keith, no more played
Let somebody worth it last