I am a woman

Cut in two

By ambitious pride

Stuck in my ways

Between you and my other life

Now I have been around enough to know when love has ended

But I believe that you and I deserve to be extended

So why don't you try

To make me stay?

When it's time to go

Why don't you try

To stand in my way?

'Cause we both know

I can't stop myself

Our empty house

You occupy

When I'm far away

Heavier hearts won't justify

Why I'm gone today

Now I have hung a cloud above our lives from always leaving

Figured you would at least make me give a better reason

So why don't you try

To make me stay?

When it's time to go

Why don't you try

To stand in my way?

'Cause we both know

I can't stop myself

In the early mornings, when I'm up before dawn

You say, "Why don't you stay?" but you keep sleeping on

Maybe you're just used to me being gone

'Cause if you know that I don't wanna go

Then why don't you try?

Oh, yeah

When it's time to go

Why don't you try

To stand in my way?

'Cause we both know

I can't stop myself

Why don't you, why don't you try?

When it's time to go, oh

'Cause I don't wanna have to go

And be the one to leave you holding on alone

But this, this is my goodbye

So why don't you try?

Oh, oh, oh

Why don't you

Why don't you

Why don't you try?