The Game of Love

Sometimes it's a blessing, and sometimes it's a curse
And you don't know if being in or out of it is worse
Sometimes there's too little, sometimes there's too much
And it can come alive or die away with just a touch
Still, we try to keep that flame of hope alight
'Cause it's the only thing that makes sense about lives

The game of love, we play to win
When our hearts come tumbling down, we try to pick them up again
Each time we fall, it hurts so much
It's hard to remember it's the playing, not the winning
In the game of love

Sometimes it'll fool you into thinkin' it's here to stay
Sometimes it'll rule your heart, then turn and walk away
Like an angel on your shoulder, it can give you wings to fly
Or send you crashing to the ground without a reason why
Still, in every heart a candle's burning bright
To help us find our way together through the long and lonely nights

The game of love, we play to win
When our hearts come tumbling down, we try to pick them up again
Each time we fall, it hurts so much
It's hard to remember it's the givin', not the taking
In the game of love

And you and me, we got a chance to have it all
Will love fade our goal?
The future's not ours to know

Oh, each time we fall, it hurts so much
It's hard to remember it's the playin' not the winning
In the game of love
Ooh-hoo, the game of love
Ooh, the game of love