Play Game

[Intro] Pl-pl-play, pl-play game Pl-pl-play, pl-play game [Verse] Walk through Times Square and what do ya see? Ugliness where architecture used to be The glamor and style have been replaced by gaud Like the sixty-dollar spectacle, it's all a fraud That's the play game (That's the play game) So why do I want to play the play game? That's the play game (That's the play game) I must be insane to play the play game Even off-Broadway, it's no guarantee That some MBA won't decide what you see Just like America, lackin' innovation Just gettin' by on glitz and reputation Just likе America, on the declinе Unconcerned with the product, just the bottom line Write for the movies, write for TV So what if it's crap? At least you won't write for free Make thousands of dollars for a first draft Your life won't depend on whether Frank Rich laughed So just forget Shakespeare, Beckett, Molière [Outro] That's the play game (That's the play game) That's the play game (That's the play game) That's the play game Why do I care? (Play game) Play game Play game