Ever since that first night,
When I gave my love to you
Ev'rything just seems so right
You are my sunlight shining through
I've tried so hard to let it show
Yet it seems sad, because I know

No matter how hard I try
No matter how hard I try
It's always a goodbye

You smile softly as you leave my bed
And I tightly hold your hand
You lean down to kiss my head
But there's nothing to be said
And if you said you want to stay
I know you’d soon be on your way

No matter how hard I try
No matter how hard I try
It's always…a goodbye

So here we stand, you and I, you and I
You are too kind, I'm too shy
To say what we really mean
So we make love a masquerade
Never showing all, only the parts we play

No matter how hard I try
No matter how hard I try
It's always a goodbye
No matter how hard I try

No matter how hard I try
No matter how hard I try…
No matter how hard I try