Losing Game*

 

Why does it always hurt so much
I should just take things as they stand
I raise my hopes up anyway
And run around the maze again

The outcome always stays the same
Though words and promises ring true
I raise my hopes up anyway
To have them crushed again anew

I know it's just a losing game
This round and round I tend to play
I need a different point of view
I need to find another way

I know that I am who's to blame
I make the rules in my own life
It's I who makes the choice to play
This game that causes all my strife

I think I'm ready to begin
A different game with different rules
It's time to walk out of the maze
This time I've nothing left to lose