him, or her, or it, or you...

With every woman I play a game
A game that has no name
A game that is famed
But this game is shame.
That is the name of the game.
Change yourself to match what she likes.
Many men learn this as tykes.
Don't be vulnerable or show yourself, lest you end up on her back-up shelf.
Don't be weak. Be a man. Never cry.
This is how you find her before you die.
Don't be weak. Be a man. Never...
Cry.
I just want in someone to confide
So I no longer have to hide.
With him or her to be myself; not end up on the back-up shelf.
This person could be him, or her, or it, or you...
I just don't know what to do.

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With every man I play a game
A game that has no name
A game that is famed
But this game is shame.
That is the name of the game.
Be pretty and be disarming.
Maybe the next one will be prince charming.
Keep alert and respect yourself, lest you end up a trophy on his shelf.
You must be weak and you can cry. Only the man can dry your eyes.
This is how you find him before you die.
You must be weak and you can cry. Only...
I can dry my eyes.
I just want in someone to confide
Someone who lets me dry my own eyes.
With him or her to be myself; not end as a trophy on a shelf.
This person could be him, or her, or it, or you...
I just don't know what to do.