Alex Spears - why do i try? Lyrics

When I try to reach out and get no reply
I could flood my whole house with the tears I've cried
You said we'd never grow apart, that was another lie
Oh why, why do I try?
I occupy a tiny space in the back of your mind
One that you seem too afraid to look inside
You only call me when you're lonely in your new life
So why, why do I try?
Why do I try to preserve you in a memory?
When I am never given proper reciprocity?
How'd I get tangled with the person you pretend to be
I don't know why I still try
With other people I can draw distinct boundary lines
My expectations let me down a million times
So why do I try
I guess I'm waitin, waitin for the day you say
You're sorry that you left me this way
Wish you could try to put yourself in my place
I sleep on your side of the bed when I'm alone
It makes me miss you more, I hit you on the phone
And then I notice it was opened ten minutes ago
So why do I try?
Why do I try to preserve you in a memory?
When I am never given proper reciprocity?
How'd I get tangled with the person you pretend to be
I don't know why I still try
To hold on to you is to hold on to my misery
To hold on to you is to hold on to my misery

When I try to reach out and get no reply
I could flood my whole house with the tears I've cried
You said we'd never grow apart, that was another lie
Oh why, why do I try?
I occupy a tiny space in the back of your mind
One that you seem too afraid to look inside
You only call me when you're lonely in your new life
So why, why do I try?
Why do I try to preserve you in a memory?
When I am never given proper reciprocity?
How'd I get tangled with the person you pretend to be
I don't know why I still try
With other people I can draw distinct boundary lines
My expectations let me down a million times
So why do I try
I guess I'm waitin, waitin for the day you say
You're sorry that you left me this way
Wish you could try to put yourself in my place
I sleep on your side of the bed when I'm alone
It makes me miss you more, I hit you on the phone
And then I notice it was opened ten minutes ago
So why do I try?
Why do I try to preserve you in a memory?
When I am never given proper reciprocity?
How'd I get tangled with the person you pretend to be
I don't know why I still try
To hold on to you is to hold on to my misery
To hold on to you is to hold on to my misery