You say
  it's solid poetry
  It's what you want to see
  Some sensuality
  
  When you cry,
  I just can't prove you wrong
  Hell I just play along
  I guess it turns you on...
  
  The games we play
  The shows we give
  The hearts we break
  We live through this
  the games we play
  
  (oh) Do right,
  it's getting critical
  Are we too cynical
  Could use a miracle...
  
  The games we play
  The shows we give
  My heart you break
  I live through this...
  the games we play
  
  The games we play
  The rules we make
  Like secret codes,
  we can't escape
  The games we play...
  – The games we play...
  
  You say
  there really is no doubt
  We just can't do without...
  
  (solo chorus)
  – The games we play
  – The games we play...
  
  The games we play
  The shows we give
  The hearts we break
  We live through this
  The games we play
  
  The games we play
  The rules we bend
  With lovers lust, we will defend
  The games we play...
  
  You say
  it's solid poetry