The Game We Play on Planet Earth

Whenever I dip my mind into the past
I'm reminded that nothing in the present will ever last
Quickly I realize I was unfit for this role I was cast
Like swaying in the crow's nest above the mast,

Few things seem to last like love
My wounded little Turtle Dove
The stuff dreams are made of,

You spend your time thinking happiness is a sin
And wondering why it seems you can never win
That's the game you play on planet earth
Dominated by fatality, betrayal, and Mirth,

This is the game we play on planet Earth
Please dear elderly lady hang onto your purse
Think I'm in need of a beautiful nurse
Follow the heroes who all come home in a hearse,

Few things seem to last like love
My wounded little Turtle Dove
The stuff dreams are made of,

They say that we have only the illusion of land
That happened when God gave Satan command
The game we play on Earth in shifting sand
Please oh angel of mercy take my hand,

I try not to be too philosophical
Is the glass half empty or is it half full?
We are like rogue flying seagulls
Blown by the wind and living off handfuls,

The futility of human nature and still I try
Somehow this translated into my lover and I
There was no reason that we could not see eye to eye
The game we play on planet Earth we're here to cry,

Few things seem to last like love
My wounded little Turtle Dove
The stuff dreams are made of,

You said that you cared but it wasn't enough
Better to be alone than get your elbows scuffed
When things could be easy better to make it rough
Futility of human nature self destructive and tough,

Do you ever stop and think of what you could have had?
Probably not, because it might make you sad
Better to move forward and get ready for the next fad
Don't look back it might drive you mad,

Few things seem to last like love
My wounded little Turtle Dove
The stuff dreams are made of.