I'm love-forty down As the match slips away from me, I need the crowd to pray for me To turn this one around I've worked far too hard to be this far from victory I'm battered and I'm bruised And I can't afford to lose I'm love-forty down As the day slips away from me, I have to say that honestly I still haven't found The person who can take the strain of deuce, advantage, back again So I'll do this on my own There's no one waiting when I'm done In the time it takes for the serve to rise and fall We'll find out if I am man or mouse, if I am set to stand or fall I'm love-forty down And I can well recall the day my father reached the ancient age That's now bearing down The barrel of my fourth decade and honestly I am afraid I'm long in the tooth But I'm ready for the truth In the time it takes for the serve to rise and fall We'll find out if I am man or mouse, if I am set to stand or fall In the time it takes for the umpire to flip his coin We'll find out if I can take the strain if I can make it through break point I'm love-forty down I'm going to turn this one around I'm love-forty down I'm going to turn this one around Break point (I'm love-forty down) Break point (I'm love-forty down) I'm going turn this one around