Stop Playing Games, Shy Lover
Reggae love song in the lovers-rock style: a gently rolling groove, a round bass, soft synth, light guitar and laid-back drums, with a sweet female soprano that climbs to one soaring high note. Yearning and tender, sung in English, about a bold woman urging a shy man to stop playing games.
Lyrics
You’re leaning by the kitchen doorCounting tiles across the floorYou start a sentence then you stopWaiting for the beat to dropI see you folding up your handsLike you’re scared to make demandsBut I’ve been waiting for a signTo tell me that you’re finally mineDon’t be shyGive it to me straight tonightLook me in the eyeDon’t be shyYou don’t have to hide awayI’m the one who’s here to stayDon’t be shyDon’t be shyWe’re sitting close enough to touchBut you think you’re asking for too muchThere’s a fever in the way you lookRead me like an open bookI’m tired of reading through the linesAnd watching all these slow designsJust take the leap and take the leadI’ve got everything you needDon’t be shyGive it to me straight tonightLook me in the eyeDon’t be shyYou don’t have to hide awayI’m the one who’s here to stayDon’t be shyDon’t be shyQuit the games and let the walls come downI’m the only girl for miles aroundCan’t you see the way I’m reaching out?Tell me what you’re worried aboutJust say it loudOh, say it now!Don’t be shyGive it to me straight tonightLook me in the eyeDon’t be shyYou don’t have to hide awayI’m the one who’s here to stayDon’t be shyDon’t be shy