I've been down

Long and tedious roads

Stood alone in the dark

With all that I own

My agenda is open and simple

I must survive, ohhhh...

There's so many things one can regret

And more that one denies

But I'll always have my pride.

Don't you know that I've tried

Shying away from danger

Hiding the tears I've cried

Brushing aside the anger

God only knows how I've tried.

The words define

And occupy our mind

But the question remains

Is this craving for freedom

Still what we strive?

For our hearts are torn with delusions

Of who we are, ohhhh...

So I'll ask my judge and jurors be

To take it all in stride

Cuz' it's building up inside.

Don't you know that I've tried

Shying away from danger

Hiding the tears I've cried

Brushing aside the anger.

Yes I've tried

Letting the rest think for me

Swallowing all my pride

I never said I'm sorry

But god only knows how I've tried.

Where is the sin?

The crime is 'knowing everything'

So I often wonder

Why should I care

When the crime's everywhere?

I might have been a fool

For giving more than I had.

Don't you know what I've tried

Shying away from danger

Hiding the tears I've cried

Brushing aside the anger.

Yes I've tried

Letting the rest think for me

Swallowing all my pride

I never said I'm sorry

But god only knows how I've tried

Yes, god only knows how I've tried.