For you I was a flame Love is a losing game Five-story fire as you came Love is a losing game One I wish I never played Oh, what a mess we made And now the final frame Love is a losing game, oh Played out by the band Love is a losing hand More than I could stand Love is a losing hand Self professed and profound 'Til the chips were down Know you're a gambling man Love, love is a losing hand ♪ Though I battle blind Love is a fate resigned And the memories mar my mind, my mind Love, love is a fate resigned Over futile odds And laughed at by the gods But now the final frame Love is a losing game