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Artist: After The Fire
Canonical path: /after-the-fire/i-tried-and-i-failed
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I tried and I failed
Read I tried and I failed lyrics by After The Fire on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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I tried and I failed
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Down every yellow brick road
Every lost highway
In the night when it grows cold
In the bright sunlight of day
No matter where I go
No matter what I do
I look for you
I was just a reckless boy
When I let you go
We had love we had joy
But I was to young to know
How we really were together
We were one instead of two
And I look for you
I look for you
Without even meaning to I look for you
Like it was something I was born to do I look for you
I tried to find you in a thousand nights
I tried and I failed
Turned some good hearts into junkyards
It was all to no avail
I've done some things that no man
Ever had the right to do
And I look for you
I look for you
It's nothing new
I look for you
Every day I get through
I look for you
I look for you
Without even meaning to I look for you
Like it was something I was born to do I look for you
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