I Can't I Tried I Give Up Lyrics

I cannot start the poem because there's too much on my mind

I cannot see the future because the past has left blind

I cannot comprehend the phrases lost in barroom lies

I cannot find my silhouette, her body, or my eyes

I tried to resurrect the flavored feelings from the past

I tried to be the first to heal a heart inside a cast

I tried to make a story out of things I couldn't feel

I tried to touch my silhouette, her body, and something real

I gave up straight tequila when the nights all seemed the same

I gave up dreams and wishes. I found other things to claim

I gave up feeling sorry for anyone or anything

I gave up on my silhouette, her body, and brass rings

I can't, I tried, I give up, my pride is washing out to sea

I can't, I tried, I give up, inside it isn't really me

I'd be off the floor and out the door before you can count to three

If you were to think of me, and the man I was supposed to be

Don't start walking in the shadows of the words you never said

If you start doing that, you'll be lying flat, and you might as well be dead

If you start turning into someone without dreams who plays their game

You'll never find your silhouette, her body, or your own name

I can't, I tried, I give up, my pride is washing out to sea

I can't, I tried, I give up, inside it isn't really me

I'd be off the floor and out the door before you can count to three

If you were to think of me, and the man I was supposed to be