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I’m Trying Lyrics by Lisa Brescia, Hunter Foster

Ordinary Days (Original Cast Recording)

2010

[CLAIRE]
Um, what is this?

[JASON]
Oh, come on!
A childhood memento
Let's put it there on the shelf

[CLAIRE]
How 'bout the back of the pantry?

[JASON]
My brother made it himself

[CLAIRE]
Good thing your brother doesn't live here

[JASON, spoken]
Hey, do you think we could clean out some of the stuff in your closet?

[CLAIRE, spoken]
What stuff?
Didn’t we make room for all your things?
Look, your drafting table fits perfectly over there

[JASON, spoken]
Honey, what is all this old junk?
Do you really need it?

[CLAIRE, spoken]
It's just things I wanna hold on to

[JASON, spoken]
Oh, come on
Old birthday cards, ticket stubs
I've never even seen you wear this sweater

[CLAIRE, spoken]
I want to keep it, okay?

[JASON]
Hey, let's take today
Just unpack
We'll both be given more space
Once everything is in its place

[CLAIRE, spoken]
Oh my God, Jason

[JASON, spoken]
What is it?

[CLAIRE, spoken]
You kept this?

[JASON, spoken]
Of course I did

[CLAIRE]
"Top Ten Things To Do In New York Before You Leave It"

[JASON]
The cover story in this magazine
I threw it in the trash

[CLAIRE]
And I said, "Go retrieve it
Nine of those things are things you've never seen"
Number Ten, eat a bagel

[JASON]
That's the one I've done

[CLAIRE]
Number Nine, root for the Mets

[JASON]
Does this go on?

[CLAIRE]
All the way to Number One

[JASON]
Number Eight insists we go to Brooklyn

[CLAIRE]
To see where they make beer

[JASON]
Number Seven calls for

[CLAIRE]
Trapeze lessons

[JASON]
She grabs my hand
And suddenly we're at the pier

[CLAIRE]
They've got a tent set up right by the river
This whole circus thing, who knew?
You go in a classroom for an hour
And they show you what to do

[JASON]
Then, one at a time
They make you climb
So high into the air
And as I go up
It's hard not to throw up
But I'm trying

[CLAIRE]
Every week we pick a number
And work our way on down the list

[JASON]
Broadway shows

[CLAIRE]
Botanic gardens
A tour of City Hall

[JASON]
There wasn't one we missed

[CLAIRE]
Number Three describes some cooking classes
At the Institut Français

[JASON]
I'm allergic to the French, you know

[CLAIRE]
He makes a face
I sign us both up anyway

[JASON]
She's got a knack for flipping over omelets
She becomes the teacher's pet

[CLAIRE]
Meanwhile, he's got yoke stuck in his egg whites
And he's getting quite upset

[JASON]
I am not upset
I'm simply letting
Breakfast stir my soul

[CLAIRE]
So he can't cook

[JASON]
But honey, look:
I'm trying

[CLAIRE]
In my head, I draw a map
That shows the whole entire city
I put a mental pushpin
At the places where we laugh
Like Number Four, that fancy store

[JASON]
The salesman who ignored us

[CLAIRE]
Or Number Two

[JASON]
The zoo

[CLAIRE]
And that giraffe

[JASON]
It was fun, you know, to see the city
I would do it all again
But that was what, a year ago?
And all those places...
Well, we haven't been since then

[CLAIRE]
I remember when we finally got finished
The Number One thing to do
I hadn't been to Central Park in ages
So I'm soaking up the view

We're just standing still
The city's silhouette against the sky
And I think
"Why can't this moment last
Instead of slipping into the past?"
I want to keep that moment with me all of the time
And heaven knows
That I'm—

[JASON, spoken]
Hey
Let me be your tour guide this time
I know exactly where to find Number Eleven

[CLAIRE]
I'm trying
Credits
Lisa Brescia

Lisa Brescia

Hunter Foster

Hunter Foster

About “I’m Trying” by Lisa Brescia

Read the complete lyrics to "I’m Trying" by Lisa Brescia, Hunter Foster from the album "Ordinary Days (Original Cast Recording)" in 2010. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Musicals, Pop.

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"I’m Trying" is credited to Lisa Brescia, Hunter Foster. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"I’m Trying" appears on "Ordinary Days (Original Cast Recording)" in 2010.

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