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