THE NAME OF THE GAME

SOPHIE
I’ve seen you twice. In a short time
Only a day since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I’m getting more open-hearted

Your smile and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know

What’s the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What’s the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?

Tell me please, ‘cause I have to know
I’m a curious child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I’m trying to conceal

If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know …

What’s the name of the game
BILL
I’ll speak to your mother tonight
SOPHIE
Does it mean anything to you?
BILL
Gotta trust me, I’m doing what’s right
And it means a lot
SOPHIE
What’s the name of the game?
BILL
Your smile and the sound of your voice
SOPHIE
Can you feel it the way I do?

Tell me please, ‘cause I have to know
I’m a curious child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I’m trying to conceal

If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know …

What’s the name of the game
BILL
I’ll talk to your mother today
SOPHIE
Does it mean anything to you?
BILL
Just give me an hour - ok
And it means a lot
SOPHIE
What’s the name of the game?

Do you feel the way I do
I wanna know
Oh yes, I wanna know
What’s the name of the game?

Original lyric:


I’ve seen you twice. In a short time
Only a day since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I’m getting more open-hearted

I was an impossible case
No one ever could reach me
but I think I can see in your face
there's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know

What’s the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What’s the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?

Tell me please, ‘cause I have to know
I’m a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I’m trying to conceal

If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know …

What’s the name of the game

(your smile and the sound of your voice)

Does it mean anything to you?

(got a feeling you give me no choice
and it means a lot)
SOPHIE
’s the name of the game?

Your smile and the sound of your voice

Can you feel it the way I do?

Tell me please, ‘cause I have to know
I’m a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I’m trying to conceal

If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know …

What’s the name of the game

(I was an impossible case)

Does it mean anything to you?

(but I think I can see in your face
that it means a lot)

What’s the name of the game?

Do you feel the way I do
I wanna know
Oh yes, I wanna know
What’s the name of the game?

 

Second half of first verse replaced by second half of second verse. Second verse deleted (I have no friends/no one to see/and I am never invited/Now I am here/talking to you/no wonder I get excited). Several lines changed to incorporate the storyline, notably Bill's offering to discuss Sophie's concerns with Donna. Several lines repeated at the end for "the big musical finish".


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