I've been a gypsy for a thousand years
A victim of circumstance
I go wherever my destiny calls
I'm caught in a game of chance

I stand on the outside looking at love
I want to get inside
I stand on the outside looking at love
Just trying to get inside

No fame or fortune, no luck of the draw
When I dance with Queen of Hearts
A jack of all trades, a loser in love
It's tearing my soul apart

Still, I stand on the outside looking at love
I wanna get inside (I'm on the outside looking in)
I stand on the outside looking at love
Just trying to get inside
(I'm on the outside looking in)

The jack of diamonds and the ace of spades
Try to use me and abuse me
It seems the dealer won't give me a chance
I'm victim of circumstance

So I stand on the outside looking at love
I wanna get inside (I'm on the outside looking in)
I stand on the outside looking at love
Just trying to get inside (I'm on the outside looking in)

I stand on the outside looking at love
I wanna get inside (I'm on the outside looking in)
I stand on the outside looking at love
Just trying to get inside (I'm on the outside looking in)

I stand on the outside looking at love
I wanna get inside

Copyright: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): David Coverdale, Mel Galley