Tom Paxton - The Losing Part Lyrics

You can climb a whole lot of stairs when your legs are younger
You can get along on nothing when you’re making a start
You can eat brown rice and hope with time on your side
Ah but it gets much harder when you get to the losing part

When it never came true never happened to you
It just slowly faded away ‘til it broke your heart
Some dreams die harder some are living yet
Sooner or later you get to the losing part

And there’s a whole lot of fish in the sea when you first start fishing
You’re gonna take your time in choosing you’re gonna be smart
And there ain’t no need to hurry when you looking ‘em over
But it’s time to worry when you get to the losing part

When it never came true never happened to you
It just slowly faded away ‘til it broke your heart
Some dreams die harder some are living yet
Sooner or later you get to the losing part

When it never came true never happened to you
It just slowly faded away ‘til it broke your heart
Some dreams die harder some are living yet
Sooner or later you get to the losing part

You think that love’s forever when you’re a beginner
Just one love for life and a constant heart
And you’re so sure that love’s made you a winner
Right up to the day when you get to the losing part

When it never came true never happened to you
It just slowly faded away ‘til it broke your heart
Some dreams die harder some are living yet
Sooner or later you get to the losing part
Sooner or later you get to the losing part