You know I tried
You know I tried
You know I tried
You know I tried
You know I tried
Yeah, You know I rally tried baby
So listen,
I tried

Oh girl what I don't understand is
Why you wanna trip so hard
Cause you know I got a good full time job
And when on the road
Making doe
You can get anything you want from me
But what you don't understand is
That you said youd hold me down
But now you're running around town
Talking bout I ain't shit
But baby girl I did my best

Girl I tried
To give you all my time
But it wasn't enough for you
(It wasn't enough for you)
You wanted more than I can give
(You wanted more than I can give)
I really tried
(I really tried baby)
But now you're switching sides
Can you tell me why?
(Can you tell me why?)
Tell me why

Now baby I,
Rally love you, you, you, you, you, you
And everything I did it was all for who? You
Said you wanted you a real love
But I didn't want enough
Not enough of you
Said you wanted you a real love
But I didn't want enough
Not enough of you
But I know I can say that (I tried)

Girl I tried
To give you all my time
(To give you all my time)
But it wasn't enough for you
You wanted more than I can give
(You wanted more than I can give)
I really tried
But now you're switching sides
(Now your switching sides baby)
Can you tell me why?
(Tell me why)
Tell me why.Play

You know I tried
You know I tried
You know I tried
I know I did everything I could
And baby I really wish you wouldn't leave me alone

Girl I tried
To give you all my time
(I'm trying to give you all my time)
But it wasn't enough for you
(Never enough)
You wanted more than I can give
(It wasn't enough)
(Never enough)
I really tried
But now you're switching sides
Can you tell me why?
(Can you tell me why?)
Tell me why

You know I tried
You know I tried
You know I tried


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