I Tried (v2)

[Verse 1]

I tried for more than three long years

Kept my asks down to a whisper

Never made you promise what you couldn't give

I was yours, I thought that was enough

I gave you what I knew you needed

I gave you what I knew you needed

Stayed past the point I should have gone

Then learned love isn't something you beg for

Or borrow only when it's convenient

[Pre-Chorus]

That night with your family, you held me close

Made me feel chosen in a crowded room

But when it was time for me to leave

You let me walk alone beneath the porch light

[Chorus]

I tried, don't say I never tried

I stayed too long, I waited through the quiet

I never asked you for forever

Just wanted to feel like I mattered

Love shouldn't be a thing you take when you feel like it

It's choosing to stay when you don't need a reason

I tried, remember, I tried

Now I'm learning how to let you go

[Verse 2]

I'm not angry, that's the hardest part

Just hurt by how it always went your way

When you had room, when it fit your plans

When wanting me was easy for the day

I still turn my eyes toward your house

And feel that small ache in my chest

But I know I deserve a love that meets me

Not one that leaves me guessing what's next

[Pre-Chorus]

I never asked you to need me

I only hoped you'd want to stay

A partner isn't just a hand to hold

It's choosing each other anyway

[Chorus]

I tried, don't say I never tried

I stayed too long, I waited through the quiet

I never asked you for forever

Just wanted to feel like I mattered

Love shouldn't be a thing you take when you feel like it

It's choosing to stay when you don't need a reason

I tried, remember, I tried

Now I'm learning how to let you go

[Bridge]

Maybe someday I can call you friend

Today I don't know how to begin

Loving you was never the trouble

Waiting for you to love me back was

[Final Chorus]

I tried, don't say I never tried

I gave you years and all the hope inside me

I never asked you for forever

Just wanted to feel like I mattered

Love shouldn't be a thing you take when you feel like it

It's choosing to stay when you don't need a reason

I tried, remember, I tried

And now I'm finally choosing me

[Outro]

Someday maybe, we can speak again

Tonight I let the waiting end