We Both Tried - Tavares

What can you do

When love decides to pass you by?

The more we try

The less we get along

There comes a time

In every life

When right or wrong

Is what comes between us

We’ve seen us fall apart

Down to the seams

Dreams

We both tried

Then love died

Old standbys

Were nice tries

So goodbye

Goodbye

Our love reminded me

Of wishing on a star

It was hard to feel anything

(We're both in love)

We put us through the paces

With total disregard

For the love between us

Refused to grow

Refused to spread her wings

Dreams, whoa

We both tried

We tried, we tried, we tried

Then love died

Ooh, no matter how we tried

Old standbys

Were nice tries

So goodbye

Goodbye, yeah yeah

We both lied

To ourselves about each other

We both cried

'Cause we needed something better

Old standbys (Old standbys)

Were nice tries

So goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye

Oh, goodbye

Ooh, we both tried

Everything, everything within our power

Then love died

Ooh, by the minute, by the hour

Old standbys (Old standbys)

Were nice tries (They were such nice tries)

So goodbye (Goodbye)

Goodbye (Goodbye)

Goodbye, baby (Goodbye, goodbye)

Oh, we both tried, we both tried, baby

We both lied

And we cried, we cried, we cried, we cried

Old standbys (They were nothin' but standbys)

Were nice tries (Ooh, they tried)

But goodbye (Goodbye)

Goodbye, baby (Goodbye)

Goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye)

Baby

We tried

Then love died

Ooh, we tried so hard, no matter how we tried

Old standbys (Old standbys)

Were nice tries