
HE SAID I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS HE SAT DOWN ON THE FLOOR SHE ASKED DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE SHE SAID I DON'T KNOW WHY I'VE BEEN THE FOOL
I'm Trying
SHE SAID YES YOU ARE
'CAUSE YOU WOULDN'T BRING IT UP IF YOU WEREN'T
IF I TOLD YOU I'D BEEN WALKING
OUT IN THE DARK NIGHT THINKING
WOULD YOU TAKE AS TRUTH THIS ALCOHOLIC'S WORD
I CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S DONE IS DONE
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS
NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I
DON'T CURSE MYSELF AND ALL MY SINS
AND I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON TO
WHILE THIS PART OF ME IS DYING
AND THOUGH I HAVEN'T KICKED THE DEMONS
THAT HAUNT ME
I'M TRYING
I'M TRYING
AND SAID I WISH I WAS STRONGER
RIGHT NOW I FEEL FRAGILE AS GLASS
I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU
BELIEVE WHAT'S HELD YOU HAS FREED YOU
AND I HATE THESE DOUBTS
THAT KEEP ON COMING BACK
MY PARENT'S THINK I'M CRAZY
FOR STAYING HERE THIS LONG
BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE I WANT FOR US
THAN TO PROVE TO THEM THEY'RE WRONG
I DON'T WANT TO BE AFRAID
I DON'T WANT TO THINK YOU'RE LYING
AND THOUGH I HAVEN'T FOUND THE FAITH
THAT I NEED
I'M TRYING
I'M TRYING
'CAUSE IF YOU DO YOU KNOW I WILL
BUT HE SAID MUCH TO HER DISBELIEF
NO I LOVE YOU STILL
OH I LOVE YOU STILL
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS
NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I
DON'T CURSE MYSELF AND ALL MY SINS
THEN HE DROPPED DOWN TO HIS KNEES
BY NOW THEY BOTH WERE CRYING
SHE SAID I HAVEN'T BEEN THE WOMAN I WANT TO BE
BUT I'M TRYING
I'M TRYING
I'M TRYING BELIEVE ME
I'M TRYING
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