for you i was a flame

love is a losing game

five story fire as you came

why do i wish i never played

oh what a mess we made

and now the final frame

played out by the band

love is a losing hand

more than i could stand

self professed... profound

till the chips were down

...know you're a gambling man

though i'm rather blind

love is a fate resigned

memories mar my mind

over futile odds

and laughed at by the gods