Name of the Game

Saw the railway master

And I looked him in the eye

Said "Would you go much faster

If you thought that you would die?

He said "Not me sir I could not care

In fact I would not try

Protest would not take me far

It's different me not being a star"

I lock my feelings in a jar until another day

Comfort me dear brother

Won't you tell me what you know?

Somewhere in this painful world

Is a place where I can go

Oh long awaiting mother

Is it time to make yout the show?

And take your babies to your breast

No we never passed the test

And all our sins should be confessed before we carry on

Oh don't refuse me

If you choose me you'll follow my shame

No don't confuse me

For I know it's the name of the game

Got up off my pillow

And I looked up at the sun

Said "You can see quite clearly now

The things that we have done"

We burned your sacred willow

And our battles we have won

But did we get so very far?

It's different me not being a star

Lock my feelings in a jar until we go away

Oh don't refuse me

If you choose me you'll follow my shame

No don't confuse me

For I know it's the name of the game

Oh don't refuse me

If you choose me you'll follow my shame

No don't confuse me

For I know that's the name of the game

Don't refuse me

Don't confuse me

Ohh ohh ohh

Don't refuse me

Don't confuse me

Ohh ohh ohh