v.1
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

Chorus:
Play, fiddle play, will there never come a day
When I won't have to play the part
Of second fiddle in your heart

Instr. Brk. 8bar

v.2
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 the early-mornin' paper, the news I get just parts
Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart

Rpt. Ch.