why do we try?

now i know we had this dream
to suffocate away
like reckless libertines
on sunny holiday
but you went too far this time
i could not follow you
dying inside
well
what the hell was i supposed to do?

we fell in love
september
got married in
july
i wrote your mom a letter
it made her want to cry
we had a little baby
you loved with all your heart
and while you held my hand
you were secretly falling apart

i moved to arizona
the sun baking my pain
i wrote you in the summer
was barely making the days
i waited for your phone call
yeah
the one that never came
and wished to god alot
i’d never seen your face

why do we try?
when everything’s stacked against us
why even try?
when there’s no winning
why do we try?
you cried to me

i had no answer for you

my life was truly over
it flashed before my eyes
our broken little family
my heart was paralyzed
there was nothing i could do
to put it back to right
once you're crippled inside
ashes to ashes
goodbye

why do we try?
when everything’s stacked against us
why do we try?
you had no answer for me

i have an answer for you

it’s what we’re supposed to do
it’s what we’re supposed to do
it’s what we were born to do