Beautiful Loser Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DestinysDesire 

Cover art for Beautiful Loser lyrics by Bob Seger

It's about a man who wants security but wants to be free as sailor at sea. His oldest and best friend is the divide in him, like a second personality or heart. This friend is the perfect lodger and perfect guest, he's always willing to be second best and polite but is caught in the freeze. The freeze it the conscious mind that hasn't found his heart yet. The heart is asking to merge with the conscience because without the merging into one, true love and happiness will never be achieved. Until the merge, the man is depicted as the beautiful loser.