(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

Oh they whine away the hours

In their ivory towers

Til they're covered up with flowers

In the back of a black limousine



La la la mmm da da da

La la la mmm da da dee

I'm talkin' 'bout you and me

And the games people play



Oh they make one another cry

Break their hearts and they say good-bye

Cross their heart and they hope to die

That the other was to blame

Neither one will ever give in

So they gaze at an eight by ten

Thinkin' 'bout the way it might have been

And it's a dirty rotten shame



La la la mmm da da da

La la la mmm da da dee

I'm talkin' 'bout you and me

And the games people play



Oh they teach how to meditate

Read your horoscope and teach you faith

The furthermore the hell with hate

Come on and get on board

Look around and tell me what you see

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

God grant me the serenity

To just remember who I am



La la la mmm da da da

La la la mmm da da dee

I'm talkin' 'bout you and me

And the games people play