Mel Tillis Games People Play lyrics

Oh, the games people now, every night and every day now
Never meanin' what they say now, never sayin' what they mean
They just 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, a dee, de, dee
I'm a talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play

Oh, 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'll ever give in so we gaze at an eight by ten a thinkin' 'bout
The things that might have been and it's a dirty, dirty, dirty rotten shame

Lotten da, la, da, da, da, lotten, da, la, a dee, de, dee
I'm a talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play

Now 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, lotten, da, la, a dee, de, dee
I'm a talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play

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

Lotten da, la, da, da, da, lotten, da, la, a dee, de, dee
I'm a talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play