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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