I Tried My Best

[Verse 1]
I watched you pack your coat
By the hallway door
You kept your face so still
Like you’d done this before

I said, “I swear I changed”
But the room stayed cold
All the sorrys I could find
Couldn’t keep you close

[Pre-Chorus]
I broke what I should’ve held
I spoke when I should’ve held my tongue
Now every little thing I said
Feels heavier than the sun

[Chorus]
I tried my best
I tried my best
But I still let you down
I tried my best
I tried my best
And you’re leaving now

You loved me hard
I held too late
Now all I have is this
Goodbye I made

[Verse 2]
The mug you left on white paint
Still sits by the sink
Your old scarf on the chair
Makes it hard to think

I fixed the lock, I fixed the frame
I fixed the broken shelf
But the part of me that hurt you
Couldn’t fix itself

[Pre-Chorus]
I see it now in every room
In every shut-eyed prayer
I was asking you to stay
While I was never there

[Chorus]
I tried my best
I tried my best
But I still let you down
I tried my best
I tried my best
And you’re leaving now

You loved me hard
I held too late
Now all I have is this
Goodbye I made

[Bridge]
Don’t make me the reason
You learn to fear love
I wanted forever
I just did it wrong

If I could take back
Every sharp word I gave
I’d give them all up
Just to hear you say my name

[Final Chorus]
I tried my best
I tried my best
But I still let you down
I tried my best
I tried my best
And you’re leaving now

You loved me hard
I held too late
Now all I have is this
Goodbye I made

I tried my best
I tried my best
And I lost you anyway