BRENDA LEE lyrics - Games People Play

(Joe South)



Oh, the games people play now

Every night and every day now

Never meanin' what they say now

Never sayin', what they mean

And to while away the hours

In the ivory towers

'Til they're covered up with flowers

In the back of black limousine



Lan, da da da da-da, Lan da da da da-dee

Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play



Oh', we make one another cry

Break a heart then we say good-bye

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

Thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been

It's a dirty rotten shame



People walkin' up to you

Singin' glory, hallelujah!

And they try to sock it to you, ha

In the name of the Lord

They're gonna teach you how to meditate

Read your horoscope and cheat your hate

Come on, get on board



Look around, tell me what you see

What's happening to you and me

God, grant me serenity

Just to remember who I am

'Cause you're giving up your sanity

For your back on humanity

And you don't give a da, da da