That's Me Trying
William Shatner Lyrics

I got your address from the phone book at the library
I discovered your address in the public phone directory at the library

Wandered in, looked you up and you were there
I casually searched around and found out where you live

Weird that you've been living, maybe, 2 miles away for the best part of 20 years
It's strange that you've resided relatively close to me for a couple of decades

You must be, what, in your early forties now
You likely are in your early forties by now

If I remember, You were born in June or was it May? Eisenhower was the president although it may have been JFK
If I recall correctly, your birthday was either in May or June. At the time, Eisenhower or JFK may have been the US President

Years of silence, Not enough Who could blame us giving up? Above the quiet there's a buzz That's me trying
Our history of barely communicating for many years is understandable. But now, I want to connect with you and there's an underlying excitement to that

You still working in that store on Ventura?
Do you still have the same job at that Ventura store?

You still going with no, that's not fair
Are you still protesting and saying it's unjust?

I know I haven't been the very best of dads I'll hold my hand up there
I know that I wasn't the best father to you and I admit it

The reason that I'm writing is that I'd like for us to meet Get a little daughter dad action going soon We can put things behind us Eat some pizza, drink some beer You still see your sister Lemli? Bring her, too
I wrote this message to express my desire to spend time with you, bonding as father and daughter. We can move past any issues and simply enjoy each other's company. Do you still talk to your sister Lemli? Bring her along!

But I don't want to talk about any of that bad stuff Why I missed out on your wedding and your high school graduation I'd like to explain, but I can't So let's keep things neutral Stick to topics that won't bug us
I don't want to discuss any past mistakes like why I couldn't make it to your major life events. While it would be helpful to provide explanations, I just can't. Let's avoid any subjects that could cause tension and keep things light for now

How 'bout this? Let's choose a book and we'll read it before we meet Then we can sit down at a restaurant Have a look at the menu and talk about it while we eat See, if we never had a problem Then that's what life would be like Easy Uncomplicated Cool
Here's a suggestion: we can choose a book and both read it before our meetup. When we do gather, we can go to a restaurant and look together at the menu while chatting about the book. Ideally, if there weren't any issues in our relationship, life would be more straightforward and hassle-free

So let's just pretend that the past didn't happen I don't really like thriller as well. I don't want to know if I've got grandchildren no need to tell me where I went wrong I don't want to know what happened in your thirties You want to try 'cold mountain'? Or is that too long??
Let's ignore our past history and focus on positive things. Also, I don't have a preference for thriller books. It's not necessary to update me about my possible grandkids or where I messed up. Same goes for any life events you experienced in your thirties. Do you want to read 'Cold Mountain' with me? Or is that book too lengthy?

Years of silence, not enough Who could blame us giving up? Above the quiet there's a buzz That's me trying I'm trying
We have gone through years of radio silence which wasn't enough. It's understandable that we nearly gave up on each other. But now, I'm buzzing with anticipation because I'm making an effort to reconnect with you. I'm trying to revive our relationship