[Verse 1]
Oh, the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean

[Verse 2]
And they wile away the hours
In their ivory towers
'Til they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine

[Chorus]
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da
La-da-da, da-da da, da-dee
I'ma talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play now

[Verse 3]
Well, we make one another cry
Break a heart and then we say goodbye
Cross our hеarts and we hope to die
Lеt the other ones to blame

[Verse 4]
Neither one will ever give in
So we gaze at an eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
Well, it's a dirty rotten shame
[Chorus]
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da
La-da-da, da-da da, da-da
I'ma talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play now

[Verse 5]
People walking up-a to you
Singing glory hallelujah
And they try and to sock it to you
In the name of the Lord

[Verse 6]
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

[Chorus]
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da
La-da-da, da-da da, da-dee
I'ma talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play

[Verse 7]
Look around tell me what you see?
What's a-happening to you and me?
God grant me serenity
To remember who I am
[Verse 8]
'Cause you've given up serenity
For your pride and your vanity
Turn you back on humanity
And you don't give a da-da-da

[Outro]
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