Intro: +
Verse 1:
For you I was a flame; love is a losing game.
Five story fire as you came; love is a losing game.
Chorus 1:
One I wish I never played; oh what a mess we made.
And now the final frame; love is a losing game.
Interlude: +
Verse 2:
Played out by the band; love is a losing hand.
More than I could stand; love is a losing hand.
Chorus 2:
Self professed, profund; 'till the chips were down.
Know you’re a gambling man; love is a losing hand.
Interlude: +
Verse 3:
Though I'm rather blind; love is a fate resigned.
Memories mar my mind; love is a fate resigned.
Chorus 3:
Over futile odds and laughed at by the gods.
And now the final frame; love is a losing game.