Words and Music by Neil Diamond and Susan Longacre

I never noticed when you changed your hair,

just another of those moments I was only half there.

When you wore that red dress that was cut up to here,

I never noticed you were wearing a tear.



I was always try'n' to win the world.

What on earth was I thinking of?

One time too often I didn't hold you enough.

I was always try'n' to win the world,

but somewhere I lost you.

('Cause)I never saw you only try'n' to win my love.



It should have been me there for all of those times.

It would have been me there if I knew the signs.

When you wore that red dress,

how could I know then you'd wear it for me once

and never wear it again?



I was always try'n' to win the world.

What on earth was I thinking of?

One time too often I didn't hold you enough.

I was always try'n' to win the world,

but somewhere I lost you.

('Cause) I never saw you only try'n' to win my love.

Somewhere I lost you, 'cause I never saw you

only try'n' to win my love