What can you do When love decides to pass you by? The more we try The less we get along
There comes a time In every life When right or wrong Is what comes between us We’ve seen us fall apart Down to the seams Dreams
We both tried Then love died Old standbys Were nice tries So goodbye Goodbye
Our love reminded me Of wishing on a star It was hard to feel anything (We’re both in love) We put us through the paces With total disregard For the love between us Refused to grow Refused to spread her wings Dreams, whoa
We both tried We tried, we tried, we tried Then love died Ooh, no matter how we tried Old standbys Were nice tries So goodbye Goodbye, yeah yeah
We both lied To ourselves about each other We both cried ‘Cause we needed something better Old standbys (Old standbys) Were nice tries So goodbye Goodbye, goodbye Oh, goodbye
Ooh, we both tried Everything, everything within our power Then love died Ooh, by the minute, by the hour Old standbys (Old standbys) Were nice tries (They were such nice tries) So goodbye (Goodbye) Goodbye (Goodbye) Goodbye, baby (Goodbye, goodbye)
Oh, we both tried, we both tried, baby We both lied And we cried, we cried, we cried, we cried Old standbys (They were nothin’ but standbys) Were nice tries (Ooh, they tried) But goodbye (Goodbye) Goodbye, baby (Goodbye) Goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye) Baby
We tried Then love died Ooh, we tried so hard, no matter how we tried Old standbys (Old standbys) Were nice tries