Loser

Loser Lyrics By Walter Zenko Verse 1 I saw you standing by the window, Morning falling through your hair. Everybody else kept talking, I forgot that they were there. You smiled at someone just behind me, I pretended it was me For a second I could almost Cross that distance in my mind. Verse 2 You move easy through the room, Like you've always had a place. I keep watching from the shadows, Trying not to show my face. I know every word I'd tell you, Every joke I'd try to make. But the closer that I get to you, The more my courage breaks. Chorus I'm the stranger at the doorway, I'm the name you never knew. I'm the one who stays too long Just to catch a glimpse of you. I could change everything about me, Still I know it wouldn't do. You belong to something beautiful. I don't belong with you. Verse 3 I bought shirts I wouldn't wear before, Started cutting back my hair. Learned to laugh a little louder Like I didn't have a care. I thought maybe if you noticed Something different in my eyes, You might see me for a moment As somebody worth your time. Verse 4 Some nights I stand before the mirror, Pull my shoulders straight and tall. Tell myself that I'm no different, Tell myself I've got it all. Then I see you with your friends again, And every lie comes crashing through. There's a world that opens when you smile, But it never opens for me and you. Chorus I'm the stranger at the doorway, I'm the name you never knew. I'm the one who stays too long Just to catch a glimpse of you. I could change everything about me, Still I know it wouldn't do. You belong to something beautiful. I don't belong with you. Verse 5 I don't need you to forgive me For the things I never said. For the conversations with you That existed in my head. I don't blame you for not seeing What I never let you see. Maybe loving you was easier Than learning how to live with me. Verse 6 Then one evening you walked past me With your coat held to your chest. Someone waited at the corner, And I knew the rest was best Left untouched and left unspoken, Like a letter never sent. You took his hand without looking back. I finally knew what goodbye meant. Verse 7 Now the room is almost empty, Someone's stacking up the chairs. There's a glass still on the table, There's your perfume in the air. I could follow where you vanished. I could call out down the street. But some doors are meant to close Before you're foolish enough to leave. Verse 8 So I'll walk home through the darkness, Let the cold get through my clothes. There are things we aren't given, There are things nobody owes. Maybe someday I'll stop wishing I could be somebody new. Maybe someday I'll believe I was enough without having you. Final Chorus I'm no stranger at the doorway, I'm no name you have to know. I don't need you looking back at me To know which way I'll go. You were everything I wanted, But wanting doesn't make it true. You belonged to something beautiful And maybe I do too.