Lyrics - You Win -- I Lose by Leo Sayer

Writers: alan tarney & leo sayer
You win --
I lose
That’s how it all begins
Well
I try so hard in these affairs of the heart
But
I know that
I’ll never win
Well
I talk to you sweet like honey
Don’t
I treat you as nice as pie
But
I can’t figure out when you scream and you shout
Why
I have to apologize
You win --
I lose
That’s how it always goes
I came into this thing with my heart in a spin
I went out with a broken nose
You win --
I lose
That’s how it’s meant to be
Well
I tried all
I can just to figure it out
But love’s just mystery
Guess all you ladies would call me easy
But
I’m a fool for the femme fatale
When she flashes those eyes
I’m not a man
I’m a mouse
Tryin’ to patch up a broken heart
You win --
I lose
That’s okay that’s the way it goes
Well
I tried all
I could but it did me no good’cos all
I’ve got is nothin’ to show
They say that men are always supposed to act
Like they’re not really tryin’
But when
I come on cool nobody seems to notice
It’s a mystery
It’s a mystery to me
You see you win --
I lose
I guess that’s how we’re meant to be
I tried as hard as
I could but it did me no good
You’re more than a match for me
And it don’t make no sense to me
Love is still a mystery
It’s just a mystery

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