Games People Play Song

Whoa--the games people play now.

Every night and every day now.

Never meanin' what they say now.

Never sayin' 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.



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La, da, da da, da-da da;

La, da, da da, da-da de...

talkin' 'bout you-n-me

and the games people play--now.



Whoa 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.



But neither one will ever give-in,

so we gaze at an eight-by-ten

thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been

and it's a dirty rotten shame.



People walkin'-up to ya,

singin' glory hallelujah

'n' they're tryin' ta sock it to ya,

in the name of the Lord.



They're gonna teach you how to meditate,

read your horoscope, cheat your faith.

And furthermore to Hell with hate

Come-on and get-on board.



Look-around tell me what you see.

What's a-happenin' to you and me?

God grant me the serenity

to jus' remember who I am.



'cause you've given-up your sanity

for your pride and your vanity,

turn your back on humanity;

Oh and you don't give a da da da da da.



-Joe South