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Sorry Baby, But I Tried

from Thirty Nine by Nerd Ferguson

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[Verse 1]

Got somethin' I'd like to say to you once and for all
Somethin' that I wouldn't wanna do over the phone
Thought a couple times about just showin' up at your home
Thought again and knew that it'd probably be a bit extra
Not somethin' I'd be proud of and wanna have to confess ta
So I said forget it and tried to email and text ya
And when that didn't work, I said fuck it, tried to forget ya
Now it's been a couple years and I know you moved on
It's been long enough that my feelings shoulda cooled off
At least that's what I thought till somebody mentioned your name
Said that you were married, the subject I had to change
Ultimately, I know I only have mе to blame
Thought it was a game 'til I was the onе getting played
Didn't do enough to show you all of the things that I felt inside
Sorry baby, but I tried

[Verse 2]

Uh, I met you in a moment when I really needed love
We were a missed connection, it's wild the way that it worked out
Reached a point where you were all that I was thinking of
Kinda played it cool, ain't wanna seem overly pressed
Couple dates and now you over here getting undressed
Skipped town and you were waitin' for me when I got home
Started feelin' like you being gone meant I was not home
Tried to be your rock that night you got the bad news
I knew what it was like, I let you know I had you
To make you smile, I was prepared to do all that I had to
Had love for you, lookin' back I thought you had too
Till you came by and said that the feelings weren't there
And to hit you with the guilt trip wouldn't have been fair
So we left it as it was, hugged one last time and said goodbye
Sorry baby, but I tried

[Verse 3]

Uh, sayin' we got history would be an understatement
Tryin' to get past it all was quite the undertakin'
But somehow, we reached a point where it felt like we made it
To know I got the good will back, it meant the world to me
More and more, startin' to feel like you're the girl for me
And even though you already had a n*gga with you
I jumped out the window and tried to make it official
I wanted you back, and thought for sure that you was wit it
But somewhere along the way, we got the signals crossed
And I lashed out, feelin' like you played me for a fool
Going back to your man, so I just had to cut my loss
Told you I was over it, cut you off and all that
Only choice I felt I really had was to fall back
Took too long to make myself good enough to stand by your side
Sorry baby, but I tried

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from Thirty Nine, released August 19, 2022
prod. by T R B L

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Nerd Ferguson has been rapping since middle school, and released his first LP in 2005 (under a different name, free download code for his entire discography to the first person who emails him the name of the album). Twenty years and six albums later, he continues to record and release music for no other reason than his love of performing and sharing his music with others. ... more

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