mmm
ladada dadada dada
ladada dadada dadee
ladada dada
ladada dadada
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
’til they’re covered up with flowers
in the back of a black limousine
whoaah
ladada dadada dada
ladada dada da dadee
talkin’ ’bout you and 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
whoaah
4
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
whoaah
ladada dadada dada
ladada dada da dadee
talkin’ ’bout you and me
and the games people play now
oh yes
oh alright
oh yes
c’mon c’mon c’mon c’mon c’mon
whoa ohohohohoh
5
now look here
people walkin’ up to you
singin’ glory hallelujah haha
and they try and to sock it to you
in the name of the lord
6
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
whoaah
ladada dadada dada
ladada dada da dadee
talkin’ ’bout you and me
and the games people play
7
now wait a minute
look around tell me what you see
what’s happenin’ to you and me
god grant me the serenity
to just remember who i am
whoaah
8
’cause you’ve given up your sanity
for your pride and your vanity
turn you back on humanity
oh and you don’t give a
da da da da da
ladada dadada dada
ladada dada da dadee
i’ll keep atalkin’ ’bout you and me brother
and the games people play now now
ladada dadada dada
ladada dada da dadee
gonna talk ’bout you and me
oh and the games people play
i wonder can you come out and play
early in the mornin’ whoa yes
talkin’ ’bout you and me
and the games people play now
Artist: Joe South
Year: 1969
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 217