Can't We Try
Teddy Pendergrass & Friends Lyrics

Come lay your head on my heart
Rest on my chest, and hear my heart beat. Let us cherish this moment before we are separated.

Soon it'll be apart, stay here to the touch of morning
The morning will soon break our togetherness, but let us stay here as we feel the touch of the morning.

I'm glad we're leaving as friends
I am relieved that we part as friends, as breaking up would be too painful.

Baby, by the way, I forgot to say
By the way, I forgot to say something important to you, my beloved.

Can't we try, love was never born to say goodbye
Let us try to make it work, as love is not meant to end in goodbyes.

Just another helpless fool in love is what I am
I am just another person hopelessly in love and unable to let go.

But I don't give a damn, sorry, I forgot myself
I don't care what people think, but I apologize for my behavior.

I guess that I'm just not myself
I am not acting like my usual self, as this breakup has affected me more than I thought.

And I know that we're not supposed to cry
We are not meant to cry but to accept that love ends.

Love was supposed to die when people get to know each other
Love is destined to end as people get to know each other well and lose the initial spark.

In case I don't see you again
In the event that we never cross paths again,

Really wish you well, baby, this is hell
I truly hope that everything goes well for you, my dear, as parting is excruciatingly painful.

Touch me one more time and make me feel that I'm alive
Hold me one last time to remind me that our love was real and intense.

And if we don't survive
If we cannot make things work,

At least we'll have a moment here with honest pain and tears
At least we shared this moment honestly, with real pain and tears.

Then say goodbye, come lay your head down on my heart
Let us say goodbye, and rest your head on my chest one last time.

The morning suddenly leads you, you know, yet I don't need you
The morning may separate us, but I do not want you to feel obliged to stay.

We can't go back to yesterday, go away
We can't undo the past, so you must go.

God, I wished you'd stay
Oh God, I wish you could stay with me forever.

See, once before I set you free, I just got to hold you close to me
Before I let you go, I need to embrace you one last time.

I want you to touch me, touch me one more time
I yearn for your touch, just one last time.

Then we can end like we began and even though it's over
We can end our relationship on a positive note, like it began, even though it's ending.

Can't we try
Can't we give it one last try?