I Tried

Tried for so long, to hold on
But you won't belong to anyone, any thing, any love at all
I thought we had it all
Until things started to recede, yea
Giving me no love at all
Not caring enough about my needs
Gave you my heart and all my soul
Not once did I let go
And I tried to stick by you
And I tried to call to let you know
That I'm here for you and I'll give my all
Tried for so long, to hold on
But you won't belong to anyone, any thing, any love at all
You had the best love of your life
But you didn't treat it right
No you didn't, no you didn't
Too busy running out all night long
Didn't even have the decency to pick up the telephone
And just call me, and let me know where you were
And that you're alright
So I can sleep at night
Girl, you showed out so...
Had the nerve to break up our happy home
All I want to do for you is let you know...
I tried for so long, to hold
But you won't belong to anyone, anything, any love at all
Well, well, well... I stood by your side
Shelter for you
When things went down I helped pull you through
Faithful and all, trusting and warm
But you took my heart by storm
Tried for so long to hold on
But you won't belong to anyone, any thing, any love at all
Ad Lib
You didn't have the decency to call me, baby
You couldn't pick up the telephone
I tried to love you...
Said I did everything I knew how