You Win, I Lose

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

And 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 apologise

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 figure it out

But love's just a 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 OK, 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

Yes it's a mystery to me

Yes it's a mystery, yes it's a mystery

Yes it's a mystery to me

You see you win - I lose

That's just the way it goes

I came into this thing with my heart in a sling

I went out with a broken nose

(solo)

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, no

Love is still a mystery

It's just a mystery

Love is a mystery