Trying To Love You
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
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The world fell in my hands
The day that I began
Trying to love you
The secrets I have kept
The nights I haven't slept
I've laughed until I've wept
Trying to love you...No one's come as close or gone so far
Trying to love you...I've lost and found myself in who you are
Trying to love you...So easy and so hard, trying to love you
I've watched myself get stuck
Squandered all my luck
Almost given up
Trying to love you
Trying to love you...It broke my heart, it's chipped away my pride
Trying to love you...Everytime I'd see that faultline slide
Trying to love you...I've crossed the great divide trying to love you
Trying to love you...I've screamed your name, I've slammed a thousand doors
Trying to love you...I've worn a million miles across the floor
Trying to love you...Still I could not ignore trying to love you
It's pulled the best from me
For all the world to see
I guess I'll always be
Trying to love you
The lyrics of Trisha Yearwood's song Trying To Love You express the struggle of a person who is deeply in love with someone who is difficult to love. The singer has sacrificed her entire plan in life to make the relationship work, and it seems like the weight of the world is on her shoulders. She has kept many secrets from the person she's trying to love, and the sleepless nights have taken a toll on her. However, even if she has been hurt, she has learned a lot from the experience and has found herself in the process of loving someone who may not be easy to love. The chorus repeats the words "trying to love you" three times, emphasizing the difficulty of the situation.
The lyrics describe how the singer has stuck around despite the obstacles, describing moments when she has almost given up and even when she has squandered her luck. She has crossed the great divide and screamed the person's name, expressing the extent of her love. She continues to try to love this person, even when it feels like it's breaking her heart and chipping away her pride. The final lines suggest that her efforts have brought out the best in her, which is now plain for everyone to see.
Overall, Trying To Love You is a song that expresses the difficulties of falling in love with someone who is complicated, yet the process teaches the singer valuable lessons about life, love, and herself.
Line by Line Meaning
I blew out all my plans
My priorities were shifted when I started trying to love you
The world fell in my hands
My world was turned upside down when I started trying to love you
The day that I began
Trying to love you
Since the day I started trying to love you, everything changed
The secrets I have kept
I've hidden my true feelings and emotions from the world
The nights I haven't slept
I've spent countless nights thinking about you and my feelings towards you
I've laughed until I've wept
I've experienced both happiness and sadness while trying to love you
Trying to love you...No one's come as close or gone so far
I've been in deep love with you, and no one has been as close or as far from me as you
Trying to love you...I've lost and found myself in who you are
I've changed myself to be more compatible with you, lost a part of myself while trying to uphold the relationship but, at the same time, found some hidden traits in myself
Trying to love you...So easy and so hard, trying to love you
Trying to love you has been both easy, yet difficult at the same time
I've watched myself get stuck
I've gotten myself stuck in trying to make this relationship work
Squandered all my luck
I feel as though I've used up all the luck I had before I tried to love you
Almost given up
I've been close to giving up on trying to love you, but I didn't
Trying to love you...It broke my heart, it's chipped away my pride
Trying to love you has been heartbreaking and has slowly damaged my self-esteem
Trying to love you...Every time I'd see that fault line slide
Every time I saw our relationship falter, I felt vulnerable and scared for the future
Trying to love you...I've crossed the great divide trying to love you
I've done everything I could to make this relationship work, even if it meant sacrificing my own happiness
Trying to love you...I've screamed your name, I've slammed a thousand doors
I've expressed my frustration towards you, in the only way I knew how; by screaming and slamming doors.
Trying to love you...I've worn a million miles across the floor
I've spent countless nights walking back and forth trying to figure out how to make this work
Still I could not ignore trying to love you
Despite everything, I could not ignore my feelings towards you
It's pulled the best from me
Trying to love you has brought out the best in me
For all the world to see
Everyone can see how much I've done to make this relationship work
I guess I'll always be
Trying to love you
Even though it has been difficult, I will always try to love you
Lyrics © KAREN SCHAUBEN PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATION
Written by: BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN, JOHN WILLIAM LLOYD
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Lyrics
I blew out all my plans
The world fell in my hands
The day that I began
Trying to love you
The secrets I have kept
The nights I haven't slept
I've laughed until I've wept
Trying to love you
Trying to love you
No one's come as close or gone so far
(Trying to love you)
I've lost and found myself in who you are
(Trying to love you)
So easy and so hard trying to love you
I've watched myself get stuck
I squandered all my luck
I've almost given up
Trying to love you
Trying to love you
Broke my heart, it's chipped away my pride
(Trying to love you)
Every time, I'd see that fault line slide
(Trying to love you)
I've crossed the great divide trying to love you
Trying to love you
I've screamed your name, I've slammed a thousand doors
(Trying to love you)
An' I've worn a million miles across the floor
(Trying to love you)
Still I could not ignore trying to love you
It's pulled the best from me
For all the world to see
I guess I'll always be
Trying to love you
@mcmanpa
For me, this is the perfect Trisha Yearwood ballad. I never tire of hearing her sing it.
@countrygirlcountrymusiclov5831
mcmanpa damn I can tell this is the ONLY song of her career ballad or not that you have ever heard from her. Anything that has ever came out of her mouth ballad or not is EQUALLY her best.
@danbremler7429
My only love and I were so different.. He's passed now but this was one song he asked me to listen to. I thought because I am also a singer. But after he was gone 4 years ago, I played it again and it finally hit me that he was trying to convey to me how he felt at that time. I miss him so much, I cry when I hear it...
@Ronniesheart
She has one of the most most beautiful voices in country music! Thoughts of the past , ever present...do they ever heal? Beautiful song!
@patriotwife3920
Holy Matrimony is worth fighting for. I have a faithful Christian man. I am still learning that God sent me the one to help me on this great journey. Thank you. Jesus.
@lyricalgypsy
Love hearing some of Trisha's older songs on the radio in 2020. Takes me back. <3
@jenniferwilhelm256
Beautiful song and beautiful voice.
I've loved a wonderful man since I was in my teens. I told him those three little words and I will never forget that day or regret saying those three kids words to him.
He'll always have my ❤.
Miles apart...
I will always love you M.Raymond
@rnau1980
Just found the video of this amazing tune. It got me through one of the hardest times trying to figure out if the relationship with my now husband was ever going to come to fruition...still brings back all those feelings, confusion, frustration and is a reminder of where we started and where we are now.
@kbarnettbarnett8273
Trisha is a one of a kind artist. Her voice is incredible and she can sing anything. This is one of my favorite videos/songs of hers. Perfection.
@tracysolano3819
Any song by Mrs yearwood are AWESOME