I Tried - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

And when you began to change I thought I was to blame

When our love was falling by myself I made it stand

I did it all alone, you didn’t give a helping hand

But it’s now too hot to hold so it’s time to let go

Oh, but I tried (tried my best)

Oh how I tried (tried my best)

Oh let me look up on you for the last time

Because your love’s still burning in my heart

And even though it hurt inside, when you loved me last

A woman still remembers the good times of the past

When love was still live, the times before it died

The memories we had, before it all turned bad

Though all the love is gone, the memory lingers on

You know I tried (tried my best)

Oh how I tried (tried my best)

I remember when our love was higher than a mountain

Climbing high and reaching to the sky

And when it started falling, you I started calling

You didn’t come and I was the one that had to try

So hard I tried

Oh, tried my best, you know I tried my best

Tried my best, you know I tried my best

Listen, I gave you all that I could give

I wanted our love to live

I loved with all my heart and soul

Thought you loved me through and through

I tried to love for two, without the help of you

A love that I called mine, has faded with the time

But these words you should hear

Before I leave in tears

You know I tried (tried my best)

Oh how I tried (you know I’ve tried my best)

I tried to give you everything you ever wanted (tried my best)

I tried to give you all the love you ever needed (tried my best)

I tried, you know I tried