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Verse 1:
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For you I was a flame; love is a losing game.
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Five story fire as you came; love is a losing game.
Chorus 1:
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One I wish I never played; oh what a mess we made.
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And now the final frame; love is a losing game.
Interlude:
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Verse 2:
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Played out by the band; love is a losing hand.
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More than I could stand; love is a losing hand.
Chorus 2:
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Self professed, profund; 'till the chips were down.
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Know you're a gambling man; love is a losing hand.
Interlude:
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Verse 3:
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Though I'm rather blind; love is a fate resigned.
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Memories mar my mind; love is a fate resigned.
Chorus 3:
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Over futile odds and laughed at by the gods.
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And now the final frame; love is a losing game.