Games That U Play - m3gatron

He put his arms around her shoulder With a voice that sounded older He said, "Mom, I got something on my mind I don't wanna bother you but I sure need to talk to you If you can only spare the time And Mom, I hope you understand How much I love and need you And I don't want you to take this the wrong way But don't you think I'm old enough And big enough and strong enough To play the games that Daddies play?" My friend Billy Parker's dad Came by today to see me And he wondered if I'd like to go With him and Billy on a hike And maybe camp out overnight The way I've seen 'em do in picture shows And there's one thing I'd like to do And maybe if I ask him to He'd sit and talk with me man to man We'd only be gone overnight And I could find out what it's like To play the games that Daddies play She quickly turned to hide the tears From her son of seven years He didn't know she'd read between the lines He'd never really known his dad And although he'd never ask She knew exactly what was on his mind She searched her mind in desperation Six long years of separation Dimmed the words she knew she had to say I hope you're never big enough Or old enough or bold enough To play the games that Daddies play I know you need and want his love but Son, you're the victim of Another kind of game that Daddies play

All I wanna do is to always be there for you To love you, need you and keep you Baby that's all I wanna do Don't play games, trying to be quick (never) And trying to be slick (ever) Don't play games, aww it makes a mess And all you get is pain Baby we can do this, baby we should try So let's jump right in to it Let's make that move tonight No don't play games, tryin' to be sly It's not smart, it's not wise No don't play games, it makes a mess And all you get is pain Now it's gonna be a challenge Love is so unique, yeah It all hangs in the balance And girl we hold the key I know we can do this Baby we should try Now let's jump right into it Let's make that move Let's make that move tonight No don't play games, trying to be quick And tryin' to be slick No don't play games, tryin' to be sly It's not smart, it's not wise, Don't play games, it makes a mess And all you get is pain Don't play games, tryin' sly It's not smart, it's not wise Don't play games, don't do it baby Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it babe Don't do it, don't do it, no don't do it No don't do it, don't do it babe Don't do it babe, no don't do it babe Don't play games, no don't play games Baby don't play games, no don't play games Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it.

Oh, the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean And they wile away the hours In their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers In the back of a black limousine Talking about 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 was to blame And neither one will give in So we gaze at our eight by ten Thinking about the things that might have been It's a dirty rotten shame Talking about you and me And the games people play People walking up to you Singing Glory Hallelujah And they're trying to sock it to you In the name of the Lord They're gonna teach you how to meditate Read your horoscope, cheat your faith Further more to hell with hate Come on and get on board Talking about you and me And the games people play Look around and tell me what you see What's happening 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 Turns you sad on humanity And you don't give a da, da, dam, da, da Talking about you and me And the games people play Talking about you and me And the games people play Talking about you and me And the games people play Talking about you and me And the games people play Talking about you and me And the games people play Oh, talking about you and me And the games people play