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Artist: Guy Clark
Canonical path: /guy-clark/tryin-to-try
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tryin' to Try
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Tryin' to Try
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I threw a rock through your window
Just to let you know I love you
Just to let you know I care and I ain't scared
To have you see how I feel
I blew a kiss through your keyhole
Just to let you know I'm breathin'
Just to try and smack you in the heart,
if I was smart
I'd give up and go back home
Chorus
I'm not tryin' to say I'm sorry
I'm trying to say I love you
I'm not tryin' to make excuses
Nor set myself above you
I'm not tryin' to rearrange it
I'm not sayin' I can change it
The only thing I'm tryin' to do is try
I was hidin' by the back porch
Just to try and catch you leavin'
Just to try and catch you unaware
I don't care
If that ain't fair, I ain't proud
Chorus
I leaned on your doorbell
Just to see if you would answer
Just to see if you would open up,
no such luck
I'll come back when you calm down
Chorus Twice
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