The clown came down to meet me   With a smile upon his face   He fired his starting pistol   And began the human race      There were faces all around me   They were running everywhere   But everywhere is nowhere   And nowhere isn't there      It's a game, a game, a game that we're playing   Well, I don't mind but I don't make the rules   It's a game, a game, a game that we're playing   Just a game for lovers and fools      There's snakes upon your ladder   And there's dice upon your skirt   There's lipstick on my collar   And there's sweat upon my shirt      The neighbors will start talking   But you know that I don't care   For the neighbors they are nowhere   And nowhere isn't there      It's a game, a game, a game that we're playing