You know they say that one hand washes the other Well you better start, better start looking out for me 'Cause there's a way that you can be minus one lover Just keep making it hard deliberately If you're gonna play with fire don't cry when you burn your fingers I'm not going to be the fool that you get tired of Someone's got to clean up their act before the show is over Baby such are the facts of love It's been so long since we made magic together But you never stopped taking real good care of yourself There comes a time you see your face in the mirror And something tells you the pain ain't good for your health no no If you're gonna play with fire don't cry when you burn your fingers I'm not going to be the fool that you get tired of Someone's got to clean up their act before the show is over Baby such are the facts of love, ooh If you gonna play with fire don't cry when you burn your fingers I'm not going to be the fool that you get tired of Somebody's got to clean up their act before the show is over Baby such are the facts, the facts of love, the facts of love, the facts of love