Strange Game

Surrounded by losers, misfits and boozers Hanging by your fingernails You made one mistake, you got burned at the stake You're finished, you're foolish, you failed

There's always a hope on this slippery slope Somewhere a ghost of a chance To get back in that game and burn off your shame And dance with the big boys again

It's a strange, strange game Strange, strange game Such a shame, shame, shame Yes, a strange game

You got to carry the blame In this strange game You're out on a limb and you're trying to get in It's a strange game

You piled up the corpses, exhausted your sources Livin' right under a cloud The odds are against you, the gods haven't blessed you You better get back on the rails

Drill down on the data, keep pushing the paper The damps dripping down on the walls It's a million to one, there's a place in the sun To dance with the big boys again

It's a strange, strange game Strange, oh, so strange You don't even know my real name Yes, a strange game

You got to carry the blame In this strange, strange game You're out on a limb, tryin' hard to get in It's a strange game