I thought you wouldn't love me If I didn't do everything right So I lied to tell the truth I hid myself, most of all, from you Good was never perfect Perfect never could be good enough for me But I tried and I failed And you loved me I tried and I failed And you loved me I had all the answers That was easier than facing the dark And I sold my story Until the story started falling apart Every secret spoken Out there in the open I pretended not to see And I tried and I failed And you loved me And I tried and I failed And you loved me I may never understand Why I walked so far away And I may never understand What it is that makes you stay And I tried and I failed And you loved me And I tried and I failed And you loved me And I tried and I failed And you loved me And I tried and I failed And you loved me