What Have You Got to Win
Discovering Worth in Loss: What You Gain from Letting Go
Lyrics
What have you got to lose by staying one more night
Asking what potential negative outcomes exist if the listener stays for another night.
And giving me the chance to make it all alright?
Requesting an opportunity to make things right and seeking a chance for reconciliation.
If you walk out the door and never come back again
Emphasizing the significance of the listener's decision to leave permanently.
Please tell me just once more, what have you got to win?
Asking one last time about the potential benefits or gains if the listener decides to stay.
What have you got to win when nights are long and cold?
Highlighting challenges during lonely and cold nights and the absence of emotional support.
The walls are closing in, there's no one there to hold
Expressing a feeling of isolation and a lack of someone to provide comfort.
What have you got to win, when the blues won't let you be?
Questioning what could be gained when struggling with emotional turmoil.
What have you got to win by losing me?
Posing the question of what the listener stands to gain by ending the relationship.
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you
Declaring a willingness to do anything for the listener, demonstrating deep commitment.
I'd even let you go if it's what you want to do
Acknowledging a readiness to let go if it is the listener's desire.
Make sure before you leave you look around again
Advising the listener to carefully consider their decision before leaving permanently.
And ask yourself for me, what have you got to win?
Repeating the question about potential gains and losses in the context of the relationship.
What have you got to win when nights are long and cold?
Reiterating the challenges of lonely and cold nights without emotional support.
The walls are closing in, there's no one there to hold
Expressing a sense of confinement and the absence of someone to provide solace.
What have you got to win, when the blues won't let you be?
Pondering the potential benefits in the face of persistent emotional struggles.
What have you got to win by losing me?
Asking what could be gained by choosing to end the relationship with the speaker.
What have you got to win by losing me?
Repeating the central question about potential gains or losses by losing the speaker.
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