Martha Reeves & The Vandellas — I Tried

[Verse 1] Oh I just want to tell you that I'm leaving (leaving, leaving, me) 'Cause now I see you had no love for me (ooh ooh) With loving you the way I do (I do) I wanted to believe in you (in you) 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 [Chorus] Oh, but I tried (tried my best) Oh how I tried (tried my best) [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] You know I tried (tried my best) Oh how I tried (tried my best) [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] Oh, tried my best, you know I tried my best Tried my best, you know I tried my best [Verse 4] 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 [Outro] 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