Not Like I Don't Try

from Getting Into Trouble by Markus Rill

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Not Like I Don’t Try
(Frank Halbig/Markus Rill)

Stayed up all night long, keeping the lights on
picking songs into the dawn
Trying to keep from sleeping
trying to keep from dreaming
and thinking ‘bout what I’ve done wrong

I often find myself
stuck between a rock and a hell of a hard place
when I’m honest with myself
I see there’s things I’ve done that I cannot erase
I can’t be good all of the time
but it’s not like I don’t try

I had never planned to be that kind of man
I’d never planned to let you down
but how could I have told you
when all I wanted was to hold you
I never thought you’d find out

Again I find myself
stuck between a rock and a hell of a hard place
when I’m honest with myself
I see there’s things I’ve done that I cannot erase
I can’t be good all of the time
but it’s not like I don’t try

Where do we go now?
What do we do?
You think it’s going to be easier
with somebody new?

Here we find ourselves
stuck between a rock and a hell of a hard place
Let’s be honest with ourselves
can you forgive what I cannot erase?
I can’t be good all of the time
but it’s not like I don’t try

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from Getting Into Trouble, released April 17, 2018
Markus - vocal, acoustic guitar
Dave Coleman - acoustic guitar, vocal

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»Songs that are beautifully shimmering with ambiguity - brilliant lyrics« - Rolling Stone"

"Rill shows great depth as a songwriter, bandleader and producer" - No Depression/USA

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