"I Try" lyrics

"I Try"

I wake, curled like a field mouse
Wrapped in your arms, I know
The house is still asleep

Seasons pass in a hurry
"Do not forget", he said
"I know you best of all"

I burn, I break, I try to do right
You ache, you kiss, you curse
But you lie with me tonight

I am a wisp of a woman
Caught in a gust of wind
I disappear, like smoke

You are, cover to cover
From beginning to end, my friend
The man you ought to be

I burn, I break, I try to do right
You ache, you kiss, you curse
But you lie with me tonight

I burn, I break, I try to do right
You ache, you kiss, you curse
But you lie with me tonight


Writer(s): Emily Staveley-taylor, Jessica Staveley-taylor, Camilla Staveley-taylor
EP: "Mexico" (2011)
The Staves - Mexico EP cover
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