I Tried

(Tried for so long to hold on) To hold on (But you won't belong)

(To anyone, anything, any love at all)

I thought we had it all

Until things started to recede, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well, givin' me no love at all

Not carin' enough about my needs (Ooh)

Gave you my heart and all my soul (Ooh)

But not once did I let go, no (Ooh)

And I tried (Whoa) to stick by you (Whoa)

I tried to call to let you know that

Here for you, and I'm give my all (All that I want is to)

(Tried) Tried for so long, yes I did

(To hold on) Tried to let you know, baby (But you won't belong to)

I'm here for you (Anyone, anything, 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, girl

Too busy runnin' 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 (Whoa, whoa)

Had the nerve to break up our happy home, girl (Whoa, whoa)

All I wanna do, do for you (Let you know)

(All that I want is to, tried) Tried (For so long)

(To, to hold on) I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried

And I tried and tried all night (But you won't belong to)

Yeah (Anyone, anything, any love at all)

Well, well, well, I stood by your side (Stood by your side)

Sheltered for you (Sheltered for you)

When things were down, I helped pull you through

Faithful and all trusting and warm

But you took my heart by storm

(Tried for so long) Yes, I did, yes, I did, yeah

(To hold on)

Lady, lady, lady, live you, lady (But you won't belong)

Say I tried

(Anyone, anything, any love at all) To hold, yeah

(Tried for so long)

(To hold on) Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh

(But you won't belong) No, no, no, no

To (Anyone) say somebody (Anything)

Say you'll help me out right now (Any love at all)

See, you didn't have (Tried for so long) the decency to call me, baby, no

Said you couldn't (To hold on) pick up the telephone

No, I tried (But you won't belong to), oh yeah, to love you, baby

(Anyone, anything, any love at all)

Said I did everything I knew how (Tried for so long)

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Tried for so long) Say, yes

(Tried for so long) Said, I did, I did, I did, I did, did, did, did, did