Merle Haggard - Games People Play lyrics

Oh, the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meanin' what they say now And never sayin' what they mean So, they while away the hours In their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers In the back of a black limousine La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da La, de, da, da, da, da, de Talkin' 'bout you and me And the games people play Lord, they make one another cry Break their hearts and never say goodbye Cross their hearts and they hope to die That the other was to blame And neither one would ever give in So they gaze at an eight by ten Thinkin' 'bout the ways it might have been And it's a dirty rotten shame La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da La, de, da, da, da, da, de Talkin' 'bout you and me And the games people play People walkin' up to you They're singin' 'Glory Hallelujah' And they're tryin' to sock it to you In the name of the Lord They gonna teach you how to meditate Read your horoscope and cheat your fate Further more to hell with hate Come on and get on board La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da La, de, da, da, da, da, de Talkin' 'bout you and me And the games people play Look around and tell me what you see What's happenin' 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 And you don't give a da, da, da, da, da La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da La, de, da, da, da, da, de Talkin' 'bout you and me And the games people play Talkin' 'bout you and me And the games people play