I Tried To Die Young

Intro: I tried to die young, really I tried But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb I laugh at the things that I've done When I tried to die young I took a plane through the dawn, threw myself on the tracks But the train didn't come and I had to walk back I jumped into the whirlpool, thought I'd get sucked in I just kept spinning around 'til I learned how to swim and I Tried to die young, boy, did I try But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb And I laugh at the things I've done When I tried to die young Well, my heart kept on breaking and the crack sought the edge Where the hand of a shadow grabbed the hand in my head There were demons, I know them and they still come by But we've become friends, my demons and I Well I tried to die young, really I tried But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb And I laugh at the things I've done When I tried to die young I took a razor to the wrist of reality Hell-bent on my way toward futility I've got a reason to believe that it won't go on forever But reason to the heart, is a message undelivered Ahhh, I tried to die young, really, really I tried But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb And I laugh at the things I've done When I tried to die young Now I'm the old girl I never thought I'd become "Does it get any better?", asks the little girl in my song I'm still learning the answers, so I make up things you see She laughs, "You're still the same and you'll never kill me!" Oh, I tried to die young, really I tried But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb And I laugh at the things I've done When I tried to die young OUTRO: (## repeat and adlib to end ##) Oh, I laugh at the things I've done Well, I laugh at the things I've done I laugh at the things I've done When I tried to die young