For you I was a flame 
Love is a losing game 
Five story fire as you came 
Love is a losing game 

Why do I wish I never played 
Oh what a mess we made 
And now the final frame 
Love is a losing game 

Played out by the band 
Love is a losing hand 
More than I could stand 
Love is a losing hand 

Self professed... profound 
Till the chips were down 
...know you're a gambling man 
Love is a losing hand 

Though I'm rather blind 
Love is a fate resigned 
Memories mar my mind 
Love is a fate resigned 

Over futile odds 
And laughed at by the gods 
And now the final frame 
Love is a losing game