the game of love

he walked his sweetheart down the aisle

you shoulda seen his mama cry

she was the only girl for him

and he would never leave her side

and daddy sends them the 'money down'

to build their castle in the sky

just like a magazine romance

a springtime honeymoon in france

soon comes a bouncing baby boy

and he's the apple of their eye

a custom-made recipe for joy

a gift that money couldn't buy

but bobby's stayin' out late at night

and mary's drinkin' on the sly

is this some world i'm dreaming of?

if there's somebody up above

teach us to play the game of love

pushing and pulling

tears on the pillow

digging in deeper each day

she wants his loving

he says she's changing

slipping away

who needs the heartache of staying together

let's call it a day

some people say right from the start

that love is just a foolish game

and when we end up against the wall

we find somebody else to blame

but if the loser gets a broken heart

how come the winner gets the same?

do we just pick up the house of cards

so we can do it all again?

is this some world i'm dreaming of

if there's somebody up above

teach us to play the game of love

when we gonna learn?