We nearly made it We nearly found the perfect combination The road was right, we must have read the signs right And it's now all gone But if we'd made it Could we be sure that it was for the better Who could say we would have said together Nothing is certain in a changing world Every loser wins. Once the dream begins In time you'll see, fate holds the key And every loser knows the light the tunnel shows Will shine on you and all those who knew you We nearly made it But suddenly we seem to stop and lose our way But did it really matter anyway For that was yesterday and we must live for now Cos every loser wins once the dream begins In time you'll see, fate holds the key And every loser knows the light the tunnel shows Will shine on you and all those who knew you We nearly made it Stand up and count me, I know you're on my side Shine down on me and those who believe That we can make it