Promise To Try Lyrics

Lyric discussion by LeftyWilbury 

Cover art for Promise To Try lyrics by Madonna

For myself, personally, this song is beautifully bittersweet b/c it makes me think of my oldest sister. She essentially had to forfeit her childhood to our father. Essentially, they had an agreement where if she kept silent about his sexual abuse of her, he wouldn't do the same to the 3 younger sisters. She sacrificed her first 21 years in order for her sisters to escape the monster's madness. She was around age six when the abuse first began, but our father didn't tell us the truth until 35 years later. Some of the words & lyrics Madonna wrote in this song never fail to make me think of my sister's childhood & what she surrendered in order for us to escape the abuse.

"Little girl don't you forget her face Laughing away your tears When she was the one who felt all the pain" <-

This song make me wanna to cry but the tears doesnt come.. it's hard to forget, someone we "love" the true love.. i make mistake, it can't chance, no second changes. Madonna may God bless u, and all of us. anna,.. im still lovin u, never forget-always.

"Little girl you've got to forget the past And learn to forgive me I promise to try -- but it feels like a lie"

ianth