Playing The Game Songtext

(See, I've done a lot of thinkin'. I've come up with this explaination for everything what's goin' on in the world. And I mean everything. I got it figured. You see, we're all playing a game. There's a name to this game. The game we're all playin' is called 'playing the game'. Now if this sounds a little bit simplistic to you, you better keep on thinking for yourself. Here we go...) I say everybody's playin' a game called playin' the game Yeah everybody's playin' the game called playin' the game Everybody's playin' the same old game And if you don't know the rules you better learn them quick They go like this... Hepcats play the game but they play it cool Lovers play the game but they play the fool Kids play the games in the alleys after school Yeah rich folks play the game but they think they rule I say everybody's playin' a game called playin' the game And everybody's playin' the game called playin' the game Everybody's playin' the same old game And if you don't know the rules you better learn them Hit it boys Generals play the game, they call it war Masochists, they play the game and yeah, they come back for more Kids play the game 'cause that's what the games are for Oh my old man played the game and that's for sure I say everybody's playin' a game called playin' the game Yeah everybody's playin' the game called playin' the game Everybody's playin' the same old game And if you don't know the rules you better learn them It's that, if you don't know the rules you better learn them quick