Like a knight from an old fashioned book
When he said to me, "Oh, don't ask for so much"
Oh, I've tried, oh, in my way to be free
Oh, and a pretty woman standing by that darkened door
Yeah and I've tried, oh yes I've tried
Oh and if I, if I have been untrue, love
Oh, and if I, if I have been unkind
Like a baby, stillborn
Like a drunk, oh, in a midnight choir
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
And oh, I've tried, oh, I've tried
Oh, I hope that you can just let it go by
I've tried in my way to be free
I swear by all that I have done wrong
I will make, I will make it all up to thee
Like a bird on the wire
She cried out to me, "Why not ask for more?"
But I swear this, swear by this song
I've tried in my way to be free
Oh, yes I've tried, yeah yeah I've tried
Like a beast, oh, with his horn
Like a worm on a hook
I've saved, saved all my ribbons just for thee
I've torn everyone who reached out for me
And I've tried, oh, I've tried
Well, I hope you'll know it was never to you
