Gene Clark The Hurting Game Lyrics

The Hurting Game Lyrics

Of the sad tale you are the bearer 
Tell it to me, and you tell the mirror 
 
You played the game and lost 
You`re paying up the cost 
You couldn`t make it any clearer 
 
I`ll tell mine too, if you will listen 
So far my own true love is missing 
 
If she meant everything 
What was the reasoning 
Of giving up love and giving permission 
 
To get started in the hurting game 
From that moment things were not the same 
Where there was happiness 
There`s only loneliness 
And memories to haunt you 
Over and over 
 
I wish I knew what to say to you 
You see I feel the same way too 
I played the game and lost 
I`m paying up the cost 
For giving up love and giving permission 
 
To get started in the hurting game 
From that moment things were not the same 
Where there was happiness 
There`s only loneliness 
And memories to haunt you 
Over and over 
 
If you get started in the hurting game