victim of the game

well

it took a little time

but i guess you finally learned

that promises get broken

and bridges do get burned

you've been siftin' through the ashes

just tryin' to find a flame

holdin' on to nothin'

you're a victim of the game

you were standin' way too close

to see it all fall apart

and there were things you couldn't hear

'cause you were listenin' with your heart

but you can't say i didn't warn you

now there's no one else to blame

there's on one quite as blind

as a victim of the game

and it don't matter who you are

it treats everyone the same

all you need's a heart

to be a victim of the game

you know it's really gettin' to you

when you take to tellin' lies

and you can try to fool your friends

but yo can't look 'em in the eye

there ain't no standin' tall

in the shadow of the shame

when everybody knows

that you're a victim of the game

and it don't matter who you are

it treats everyone the same

all you need's a heart

to be a victim of the game

oh

you know

when i look into your eyes

i can really feel the pain

starin' in the mirror

at a victim of the game