Oh, the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean
And they wile away the hours
In their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine

Oh, 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
Neither one will give in
So we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
And it's a dirty rotten shame whoa

La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking about you and me
And the games people play

(Oh the games people are playing)

People walking up to ya
Singing glory hallelujah
And they're tryin' to sock it to you
In the name of the lord
They're gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope, cheat your fate
And further more to hell with hate
Come on and get on board

Look around tell me what you see
What's happening to you and me
God grant me the serenity
To just remember who I am
'Cause you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your vanity
Turn your back on humanity
Oh, and you don't give a da da da da da

La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
I keep talking about you and me baby
And the games people play now lala

La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
I keep talking 'bout you and me
Oh, and the games people play
I wonder can you come now, play
Talking 'bout you and me oh
And the games people play now