I Swear I Didn't Try

Close proximity breeds friendship

And friendship breeds secrets;

Secrets I want to keep to myself.

You can't say

I didn't try.

If I step out of line

I swear I didn't try.

If I jumped too high

Or swung too low;

If I sang too high

And hit the wrong note,

I swear I didn't try,

I know I didn't try.

And if I say I'm wrong,

Place your bets

And make them high

Because you know I am.

If I wrote a little sloppy

And cut out a few lines,

If I slipped with the pen,

Burned myself with

The lit end,

Well, I swear I didn't try,

I swear I really tried.

If my thoughts seem choppy,

If my head seems a mess,

I promise you these

Monsters are mine to

Bear and I keep them close

To the vest.

But I swear I never tried.

I swear I never tried.

I tried until my

Head slipped below the water;

One last breath was stolen from

My lungs by a kiss

You could never know.

You could never know.