Part of the game by Ella Martine Lyrics

All he wanted was everyone's eyes
To watch as he held up his prize
You’ll never regret being kind
When there's limited time
A boy with a beautiful smile
Who’d stay if you asked him to sit for a while
Yellow in spirit and mind
Don’t leave him behind

Just one costly mistake
To be in the wrong place
A sliver of paper with his handwritten name
What trophy is worth this mountain of pain
To be left to the earth was never a part of the game

He longed for the dance with a girl
Whose eyes reflect his golden curls
She’s left with a dip and a twirl and a whole in her world
He dreamed of a cup in his hand
Name being chanted from friends in the stands
But sadly a wish is a plan that’s just left to chance
Just one costly mistake
To be in the wrong place
A sliver of paper with his handwritten name
What trophy is worth this mountain of pain
To be left to the earth was never a part of the game