[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]