Complex sentence: The lyrics and title are thought to be a direct reference to Eric Berne's work on transactional analysis in 1964's the same name, which depicts the "games" human beings play in interacting with one another.
Split into simpler sentences: The lyrics and title are thought to be a direct reference to Eric Berne's work on transactional analysis of the same name. The book, which was released in 1964, deals with the "games" human beings play in interacting with one another.