I Tried

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lyrics

Thought we were special
Thought we would make it
I was mistaken
Nothing could save this

I don’t regret us
Everyone changes
I know we’re better
In separate places

It took every part of me to let you go
I see you differently as the distance grows
And I tried so hard,
Too hard to make you happy
Why did I try

Thinking about you
Feels like I’m weighted
I thought I’d forget you
Thought I’d be braver

You always said that
“Love is deceiving”
Nothing felt more true
Than when you were leaving

It hurt every part of me to watch you go
Those are the parts of me you’ll never know
But I tried so hard,
Too hard to make you happy
Why did I
Try so hard, too hard to make you love me
Why did I try

I know it’s over
But I miss you and I
I know it’s over

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from Expectations, released November 5, 2021
Music by: Mario & Rose
Lyrics by: Rose

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