Loser – English Lyrics

• By: Charlie Puth
• Album: CHARLIE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt English lyrics of Charlie Puth's "Loser," a relatable pop track that captures the universal emotions of regret and loss after a breakup. Through its direct and honest storytelling, the song offers insights into modern conversational English and emotional expression, making it a powerful and accessible piece for language learners.

[English]

Oh, I'm such a loser

How'd I ever lose her?

Oh, maybe, I must've been out of my mind

Now, I-I'm a loser

Why'd I have to lose her?

I'll never recover, I'll never be fine

'Cause I-I

I just might get a little too drunk

So, I won't think about us (uh)

I don't think about what (uh)

We could have been, and

I stay up, like, three or four nights

So I won't dream about us (uh)

I wake up with no luck (no)

I just can't win

I should've seen it all along (uh-uh)

She was a one in a million (uh-uh)

It hurts whenever someone says her name (someone says her name)

When we were goin' off and on (uh-uh)

I guess I really played it wrong (uh-uh)

I should've never let her slip away

Oh, I'm such a loser

How'd I ever lose her?

Oh, maybe, I must've been out of my mind

Now, I-I'm a loser

Why'd I have to lose her?

I'll never recover, I'll never be fine

'Cause I-I

Uh, I just might been a little too gone

When she needed somebody (uh)

Up against her body (whoa) at 2 a.m.

Yeah, now I keep lyin' to myself

But she's just joking probably (she's joking probably)

She'll probably call me and we'll be us again

I should've seen it all along (uh-uh)

She was a one in a million (uh-uh)

Now she's in love, and I'm in second place (damn)

...

Oh, I'm such a loser

How'd I ever lose her? (Lose her)

Oh, maybe, I must've been out of my mind (-ind)

Now, I-I'm a loser

Why'd I have to lose her? (Her)

I'll never recover, I'll never be fine (be fine)

'Cause I-I, uh

I'm-ma-ma-ma-I

I'm-ma-ma-ma-I

I'm-ma-ma-ma, I'm a loser (yeah, I say)

I'm-ma-ma-ma-I

I'm-ma-ma-ma (I-I)

I'm-ma-ma-ma, I'm a loser

Tell me, God is real

Do you think about me still?

Or am I livin' for nothing?

Don't know where it went

Wrong, but I'll just take the hint

It's gonna take some adjusting

Oh, I'm such a loser

How'd I ever lose her?

Oh, maybe, I must've been out of my mind

Now, I-I'm a loser (oh!)

Why'd I have to lose her? (I'll never)

I'll never recover, I'll never be fine (oh, baby, I)

'Cause I-I'm a loser

I'm-ma-ma-ma-I

I'm-ma-ma-ma-I

I'm-ma-ma-ma, I'm a loser (ah, hey, I say)

I'm-ma-ma-ma-ma (yeah, I say)

I'm-ma-ma-ma-ma (yeah, and I say)

I'm-ma-ma-ma, I'm a loser

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to be unable to find or keep something or someone
recover /rɪˈkʌvər/ B2	verb - to return to a normal state after being sick or hurt
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels verb - to be careful or pay attention
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking verb - past tense of think; to have had an opinion or idea
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of images or thoughts in sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to wish for something
handle /ˈhændl/ B2	verb - to manage or deal with something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep romantic feeling or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
hurt /hɜːt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to use the mind to consider or reason about something
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to be successful in a competition or struggle
fight /faɪt/ B2	verb - to engage in physical or verbal combat

Key Grammar Structures

• How'd I ever lose her?

  ➔ Contraction of 'How did' in a question

  ➔ Uses contractions to shorten 'How did' for informal speech.

• I'll never recover, I'll never be fine

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' indicating a negative certainty

  ➔ Expresses a strong certainty about not being able to recover or feel fine in the future.

• Why'd I have to lose her?

  ➔ Contraction of 'Why did I have to' indicating obligation or necessity

  ➔ Uses contraction to simplify a question about obligation or necessity in the past.

• She was a one in a million

  ➔ Use of 'a' + noun phrase to describe rarity or uniqueness

  ➔ Indicates that someone or something is extremely rare or special.

• I should've seen it all along

  ➔ Past perfect modal 'should have' to express regret or advice about something that was obvious

  ➔ Expresses regret or realization that something was obvious from the beginning.

• Tell me, God is real

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a yes/no question embedded

  ➔ A command or request that asks for confirmation about the existence of God, forming a yes/no question in a rhetorical manner.