Janis Ian Some People Lyrics

Some People Lyrics

Faithful is a lie  

  Freedom's just a game  

  somebody tacked onto  

  your ball and chain  

  Love is a drug  

  You've been canonized  

  Want to be a high priestess?  

  then you got to sacrifice  

  Somebody wants you  

  to put out your eyes  

  and drag you lower  

  on the ladder than he is  

  Reel you in slowly  

  kingfish on a line  

  Some people get a kick  

  out of making you suffer  

  You try the patience of the gods  

  in the heat of a moment's pleasure  

  and your sad retreat  

  Mistake the moment for the song  

  The actor for the role  

  The neon light for day  

  Somebody wants you  

  to clip your wings  

  Take shelter in the dark  

  and the savage heat  

  Mocks you with the burning sky  

  and drops you in the ring  

  Somebody gets a kick  

  out of seeing you suffer  

  He can't take pleasure  

  He feeds on pain  

  He ain't no gambler  

  He just likes to play the game  

  It's a measure of a man  

  It's a candle in the rain  

  to treasure the link  

  and not the chain