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The Loser In The End

This version of The Loser In The End was released by Queen in 1974.

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Mama’s gotta problem
She don’t know what to say
Her little baby boy just left home today
She’s got to be the loser in the end
She’s got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you’ll lose her as a friend
She’s ma on whom you can always depend

She washed and fed, and clothed and cared
For nearly twenty years
And all she gets is “goodbye ma”
And the nightimes for her tears
She’s got to be the loser in the end
She’s got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you’ll lose her as a friend
She’s ma on whom you can always depend

So listen mothers everywhere
To just one mother’s son
You’ll get forgotten on the way
If you don’t let them have their fun
Forget regrets, and just remember
It’s so long since you were young

You’re bound to be the loser in the end
You’re bound to be the loser in the end
They’ll choose their new shoes that’s not far to bend
You’re ma on whom they can always depend

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You can understand the lyrics to The Loser In The End if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 The Loser In The End" means the words set to the music of The Loser In The End, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Queen. 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 The Loser In The End and the lyrics to The Loser In The End are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Queen who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Loser In The End, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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