Song Lyrics

You played the victim (You played the victim)
You played the star (You played the star)
Your heart in hand (Your heart in hand)
All covered up in scars

You played the victim (You played the victim)
You played the star (You played the star)
And playing sides (And playing sides)
Won't get you very far

And you left me here
You're a hard lesson to learn
And you left me here
You left me here to burn

You played the game (You played the game)
Yes, this much is true
But karma has a funny way
Of coming back to you

Let's not pretend (Let's not pretend)
Let's call it what it is (let's call it what it is)
You promised heaven
But hell is all you really give

And you left me here
You're a hard lesson to learn
And you left me here
You left me here to burn

You ain't no victim
You ain't no star (You ain't no star)
You got no conscience
You got no heart (You got no heart)

I was the victim
Now I am the star (Now I am the star)
I traded your shit in
For this guitar (For this guitar)

And you left me here
You're a hard lesson to learn
And you left me here
You left me here to burn
You left me here to burn

Robin Murray, Taylor Jones, Marilyn Benefield, Edward Garcia