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

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

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

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

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

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