Lyrics

WITHOUT TRYING
Music: Warren M. Lankford/Lyrics: Andrea D. Martin

VERSE 1:
I don't call you anymore.
Distance and fear of pain make it too expensive.
I can't afford to pay the cost, but my hope has not been lost.
I stopped knocking on your door
'Cause I don't like to feel splinters when it slams shut.
And I've stopped picking up my pen
But I can't stop wanting to see you again.

CHORUS:
I don't do much of anything anymore without thinking of you.
It's strange, but my thoughts keep drifting to you
Without trying, without trying, without trying.

VERSE 2:
I have listened to my friends.
They warned me many times about the man you are.
Since I've taken their advice, loneliness has been my price.
I made a dignified retreat
Without losing any of my style and taste,
But I've been reluctant to forget.
It seems I haven't gotten over you yet.
(Repeat CHORUS)
(Instrumental Break)
(Repeat CHORUS 2 X'S)

VAMP:
I keep thinking of you without trying, without trying.
I keep thinking of you without trying, without trying.
(Repeat VAMP as often as wished)

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