Maybe This Time
Cabaret Lyrics


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Maybe this time, I'll be lucky
Maybe this time he'll stay
Maybe this time, for the first time
Love won't hurry away

He will hold me fast
I'll be home at last
Not a loser anymore
Like the last time, and the time before

Everybody loves a winner
So nobody love me
Lady peaceful, Lady happy
That's what I long to be

All the odds are, they're in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's gotta happen, ha ha, happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win

'Cause everybody, they love a winner
So nobody love me
Lady peaceful, Lady happy
That's what I long to be

All the odds are, they're in my favor
Something's bound to begin




It's gonna happen, happen sometime
Maybe this time, maybe this time I'll win

Overall Meaning

The song "Maybe This Time" from the musical Cabaret, performed by Liza Minnelli, is a powerful song about hope, longing, and the possibility of true love. The singer is expressing a desire that this time, things will be different. She hopes that this time the man she loves will stay and that love will not abandon her. She longs to be held fast and to finally feel like she has won, rather than being a loser like the last time and the time before.


Throughout the song, the singer expresses a sense of loneliness and a desire for happiness. She wants to be Lady peaceful and Lady happy, but feels that nobody loves her because she is not a winner. However, she remains optimistic that something's bound to begin, and that this time, maybe this time, she will win.


Overall, "Maybe This Time" is a heartfelt and relatable song about the hope that we all carry within us, even in the face of disappointment and despair.


Line by Line Meaning

Maybe this time, I'll be lucky
I hope that finally, luck will be on my side


Maybe this time he'll stay
Perhaps this time, the one I love will stick around


Maybe this time, for the first time
This could be the moment where everything falls into place


Love won't hurry away
This time my love will not leave me as quickly


He will hold me fast
My partner will embrace me tightly


I'll be home at last
Finally, I will belong somewhere


Not a loser anymore
I am hopeful that I won't feel like a failure again


Like the last time, and the time before
I don't want to experience disappointment and heartbreak again


Everybody loves a winner
People tend to admire successful individuals


So nobody love me
Because I am not successful, nobody loves me


Lady peaceful, Lady happy
I am aspiring to be a peaceful and happy person


That's what I long to be
This is what I truly desire


All the odds are, they're in my favor
The chances of success are looking good for me


Something's bound to begin
I feel like something new and exciting is on the horizon


It's gotta happen, ha ha, happen sometime
This event is inevitable and bound to occur eventually


Maybe this time I'll win
I am hopeful that this time around, I will achieve victory




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: FRED EBB, JOHN KANDER

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@iselluna4535

Stevie from Schitts Creek is why im here lol she did such an amazing job and had to see the original, same feels

@astolfoismyhusbando2758

Same!!

@andresitachi1999

Me too

@katherinabarney

Honestly same for me! #schittscreekfans

@pipeanp

I legit cried!!!! What an amazing show!!! I love Stevie!!! I hope she gets her happy ending!

@bellscanyonsurvivor5519

I have always loved this song from Caberet. I cried watching Stevie sang it because it suits her character and how she feels about her life.

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@aleahhenderson-carter61

The way Liza could just BELT it out like that... so haunting and compelling. At the same time, I can hear Judy coming through. It’s a very rich and layered voice.

@michaelduggan9347

30+ years after I first heard it (which was WAY after it was originally done) it still gets me.

@t.s.t.4085

Absolutely.

@LizaFan

@@michaelduggan9347 Same, same, same. Sheer, overwhelming force.

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