you giving up your sanity for your pride and your vanity...

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

Oh, the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meanin' what they say, yeah
Never say what they mean

First you wind away your hours
In your concrete towers
Soon you'll be covered up in flowers
In the back of a black limousine

People walkin' up to you
Singin' glory hallelujah
Then they try to sock it to you, yeah
Oh, in the name of the lord

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Oh, talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

Whoa-oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, whoa-oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meanin' what they say, yeah
Never saying what they mean

Then they teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope and change your fate
And furthermore to hell with hate
Come on and give me some more, more, more

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Oh, talkin' about you and me, yeah
And the games people play

First you givin' up your sanity
Turn your back on humanity, yeah
And you don't give a damn, damn, damn

Whoa-oh, oh
Oh, talkin' about you and me and the games people play

Songwriters: Joe South