Waylon Jennings

Games People Play

Waylon Jennings


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[Verse 1]
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Oh, the games people play now, every night and every day now;
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never meaning what they say now,   never saying what they mean.
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While they wile away the hours in their ivory towers
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'till they're covered up with flowers in the back of a black limousine.

[Chorus]
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La-da da da da da da da, la-da da da da da de;
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talking 'bout you and me   and the games people play.

[Verse 2]
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Oh, we make one another cry, break a heart then we say goodbye,
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cross our hearts and we hope to die,   that the other was to blame.
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Neither one will ever give in, so we gaze at our eight by ten,
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thinking 'bout the things that might have been,   it's a dirty rotten shame.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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People walking up to you, shoutingglory hallelulia,
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and they're tryin to sock it to you,   in the name of the Lord.
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They're gonna teach you how to meditate, read your horoscope, cheat your faith,
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and further more to hell with hate,   come on and get on board. 

[Chorus]
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La-da da da da da da da, la-da da da da da de;
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Talking 'bout you and me   and the games people play.

[Verse 4]
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Look around tell me what you see, what's happening to you and me,
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God grant me the serenity,   to remember who I am.
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'Cause you've given up your sanity, for your pride and your vanity,
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turn your back on humanity   and you don't give a da da da da da.

[Chorus]
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La-da da da da da da da, la-da da da da da de;
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Talking 'bout you and me   and the games people play.