Lyrics

"Can't Get It Right (But I'll Keep Tryin')"
Written and composed by Yves Stilmant ©2025

[Verse 1]
I showed up late with flowers in hand
She rolled her eyes -- said, "Not again"
Tried to be cool, played my best line
But she saw right through every rhyme
[Verse 1B]
She's the kind you chase in dreams
Not the girl for halfway schemes
But every time I think I'm close
She leaves me starin' at the road

[Pre-Chorus]
I tried a poem, tried a song
Every move just turned out wrong
But I'm still standin' in this fight
And I won't give up tonight

[Chorus]
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'
Been knocked down, but I'm still flyin'
She's got that fire, that kind of light
That makes a fool feel so alive
I stumble hard, but I keep climbin'
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'

[Verse 2]
I bought a suit, cleaned up my act
She laughed and said, "You're better relaxed"
Tried to be deep, wrote her a verse
But Shakespeare's ghost just made it worse
[Verse 2B]
She don't want lines, she don't want games
She's lookin' past the pretty names
And still I chase her every day
Like love's a rock show on replay

[Pre-Chorus]
I've burned through pride and cheap cologne
But I won't face this night alone
'Cause somewhere in that look she throws
I feel a maybe start to grow

[Chorus]
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'
Been knocked down, but I'm still flyin'
She's got that fire, that kind of light
That makes a fool feel so alive
I stumble hard, but I keep climbin'
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'

[Bridge - Guitar Solo builds into vocals]
She's worth the wait, she's worth the pain
If love's a storm, I'll take the rain
I might be lost, I might be blind
But I know she's one of a kind

[Final Chorus - Double Length]
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'
Even when the signs keep lyin'
She's got that spark, that soul, that smile
That drives a heart to walk a mile
I fall apart, but I keep risin'
I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'
No, I can't get it right -- but I'll keep tryin'
She's the dream I won't stop fightin'