I'll play second fiddle to your new love while it lasts Just like all the others I played for in the past Why can't I be a leader and play a leading part Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart So play fiddle play will there never come a day When I won't have to play the part of second fiddle in your heart [ fiddle ] Each time you find a new love you leave me here to cry The teardrops tell a story of a love that just won't die Like an early mornin' paper the news you get just part Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart So play fiddle play...