Games People Play Lyrics - Singles - Jeannie C. Riley

Oh, the games people, now every night and every day now 

Never meanin' what they say, now, never sayin' what they mean 

Oh, they wile away the hours in their ivory towers 

'Till they're covered up with flowers in the back of a black limousine 

Lotten, da, la, da, da, da 

Lotten, da, la, da, da, da, dee 

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

And we make one another cry, break a heart then we say goodbye 

Cross our hearts and we hope to die that the other one's to blame 

Neither one will ever give in, though we gaze at an eight by ten 

Thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been and it's a dirty rotten shame 

Lotten, da, la, da, da, da 

People walkin' up to ya, singing glory hallelujah 

And they're tryin' to sock it to ya in the name of the Lord 

They're gonna teach you how to meditate 

Read your horoscope and cheat your fate 

And furthermore to hell with hate, come on and get on board 

Lotten, da, la, da, da, da 

Look around and tell me what you see, what's happened to you and me? 

God grant me the serenity to remember who I am 

'Cause you've given up your sanity for your pride and your vanity 

Turn your back on humanity and you don't give a lot 

Lotten, da, la, da, da, da 

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