The Game

Read the room and settle down
You're getting yourself all wound
Oh my love
Don't you know
Patience is a friend not foe
Don't take it personal this time
Getting lost is fine
Oh my baby risk the dice
Lean on chance
Prepare to fight

Save me some beginners luck
Cos you know I've been round the block
You always come back to the start

I can't teach you how to win the game
It's always different every time you play
No one told me how to lose the game
But I mastered it, again and again

I was fixated on the prize
I look into your eyes
Oh my love you didn't know
My face puts secrets up on show
How am I gonna deal back in
The cheaters aim to win
Oh my darling
Think ahead
Prove them wrong before it ends

Save me some beginners luck
Cos you know I've been round the block
You always come back to the start

Why won't anybody play the game
It's not the same if no one wants to play
Is anybody gonna play the game
Don't show your hand
You'll give the game away

There's no strategy
That could set you free
And no guarantee
As far as I can see
It's wasted energy
Playing just to please
When the ace is up your sleeve

When you finally figure out the game
The rules have changed
They never stay the same
You might win or you might lose the game
Just set it up and you can start again

You can start again
You can start again
You can start again