Lyrics to
Losin’ End

This version of Losin’ End was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1976.

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There aren’t enough words to say
When all I mean is I no longer love you
I’d like to leave it lie right there
For the rest ain’t kind
I’m pickin’ up my pride, and I’ll be on my way
If you no longer need me
I only had a word or two that I care to say
Listen, baby
If you should ever find your spirit start to breaking
When your heart is aching
Remember me
I was your fool for really quite a long time
‘Til I found out how it feels to play
On the losing end

When you finally turn and find
No one around to catch you when you’re falling
To hear you when you’re calling
Oh, remember me, oh, darlin’
When you finally turn and find

No one around
To catch you when you’re falling
To hear you when you’re calling
From down on the losin’ end
Oh, ain’t it just the losin’ end

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About Lyrics and Losin’ End by The Doobie Brothers

The lyrics for Losin’ End are defined as the words making up the song released by The Doobie Brothers in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Losin’ End have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Doobie Brothers and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Losin’ End by The Doobie Brothers if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Losin’ End" means the words set to the music of Losin’ End, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Doobie Brothers. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Losin’ End and the lyrics to Losin’ End are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Doobie Brothers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Losin’ End, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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