Games People Play

Oh, the games people play now, Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now, Never saying what they mean While they wile away the hours, In their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers, In the back of a black limousine La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me And the games people play Oh, we make one another cry, Break a heart then we say goodbye Cross our hearts and we hope to die That the other was to blame Neither one will ever give in, So we gaze at our eight by ten Thinking 'bout the things that might have been, It's a dirty rotten shame La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me, And the games people play People walking up to you, Singing glory hallelulia And they're tryin to sock it to you, In the name of the Lord They're gonna teach you how to meditate, Read your horoscope, cheat your faith And further more to hell with hate, Come on and get on board La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me, And the games people play Look around tell me what you see, What's happening to you and me God grant me the serenity, To just remember who I am, woh ah Cause you've given up your sanity, For your pride and your vanity Turn your back on humanity, And you don't give a da da da da da La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me, And the games people play