Games People Play Songtext

von Joe South

Oh, the games people play now, every night and every day now,
Never meaning what they say, now, never saying what they mean.
And they while 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. La, da, da, da, da, da, dee.
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 an eight by ten,
Thinking 'bout what might have been; it's a dirty rotten shame.
La, da, da, da, da, da, da. La, da, da, da, da, da, dee.
Talking 'bout you and me and the games people play.

People wlaking up to you singing Glory Hallelujah!
And they're trying to sock it to you in the name of the Lord.
They're gonna teach you how to meditate, read your horoscope, cheat your
Fate.
And furthermore to hell with hate; come on, get on board.
La, da, da, da, da, da, da. La, da, da, da, da, da, dee.
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 remember who I am.
Cause you're giving 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. La, da, da, da, da, da, dee.
Talking 'bout you and me and the games people play.