[Verse 1:]
I treated you like you came with directions
I thought there were rules to how love went

And I thought there were pieces to the game
And moves I had to make
To make sure that it would work

I knew that I was gonna win the prize
I knew first place would be all mine
I was so wrong thinking I was right

That it blurred my sight
'cause I missed all the warnings
Acting like your opponent

When all you really wanted
Was someone to fall in love with


[Chorus:]
I guess I'm the loser
And I know it's all my fault

'cause I've played the games
And I guess that's how I lost
'cause I was so busy workin my strategies

When all you wanted was me
And now it's all over
'cause I've lost your heart to his

And I'm the loser

[Verse 2:]

See I've tried so hard to be perfect
Somehow I missed the real focus
I turned love into a test

Trying to prove I am the best
Guess I missed the whole purpose
I didn't know all that I was doin

Swear I didn't know all that I was losin
I was just trying to get things right
Now I'm out your life

And I miss all the warnings
Acting like your opponent
When all you really wanted

Was someone to fall in love with

[Chorus]


[Bridge:]
I just wish you would've stopped and told me so

Just wish you would've said... baby you don't have to try so hard
If I had known
To drop my guard

There ain't no way I'd ever let things get this far

[Chorus]