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I'm A Loser

Lennon/McCartney
Album: The Beatles For Sale
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I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Information

When a journalist told John that the Beatles' songs didn't really impress him, that all the lyrics seemed to be about love, John decided write something more autobiographical. In 'I'm a Loser', John reveals a piece of himself. The lines which say that underneath his mask he is 'wearing a frown' suggest that John considered himself to be a loser in life.