You Win -- I Lose Lyrics - 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 

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 apologize 

You win, I lose, that's how it always goes 

(You win, I lose) 

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 

(You win, I lose) 

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 okay, that's the way it goes 

(You win, I lose) 

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 

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 

(You win, I lose) 

I came into this thing with my heart in a sling 

I went out with a broken nose 

You win, I lose, I guess that's how we're meant to be 

(You win, I lose) 

I tried as hard as I could but it don't do 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 

(You win, I lose) 

Love is a mystery, love is just a mystery 

(You win, I lose) 

Love is just a mystery, love is all a mystery 

(You win, I lose) 

Love is a mystery 

(You win)