I'm A Loser

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.

"I'm a Loser" is a song by the Beatles, originally released on Beatles for Sale in the United Kingdom, later released on Beatles '65 in the United States. Written by John Lennon, (though credited to Lennon-McCartney), it was considered for release as a single until Lennon wrote "I Feel Fine".

According to music critic Richie Unterberger, while the lyrics tell a story of romantic rejection, "I'm a Loser" is one of the first Beatles compositions that "goes beyond young love" including "the hypocrisy of keeping up a happy face when your world's falling down".