[Intro: swell, dirty Drop-D riff, 4 bars - drums kick in bar 3 with double-kick build] [Verse 1] Been down this road a thousand times, Harder I try, further I fall behind. Keep pushing forward through the stone, Heart on the line, standing alone. Take the blame over and over again, Breaking in two, don't know where it ends. [Pre-Chorus] Spinning out, wearing thin... **** I just can't win! I just can't win! What's the use of trying? My blood's running thin, Not a drop left that I didn't give. I just can't win! I just can't win! I'm done lying to myself.[Chorus] [Verse 2] It always ends up being my fault, You brush me off, you play the silence game. Nothing's changed, it's madness going in circles, Here we are, back again. I pushed through the pain, I swallowed the shame, Tired of playing these insane games. [Pre-Chorus 2] You go your way, I'll go mine... **** I just can't win! I just can't win! What's the use of trying? My blood's running thin, To the point not a drop left that I didn't give. I just can't win! I just can't win! When the truth keeps dying.[Chorus] [Bridge / Breakdown - Half-time, bass + drums] We gave it our best shot, but it was never meant to be, Took too many years for us to finally see. No hate, no anger, no more debate, Time to man up, make that choice before it's too late. The love we had has faded, Too stubborn just to bend. I can't change you and you can't change me, That's just the way it is, the way it was meant to be. Thought we could change each other, That was our fatal flaw. [Guitar Solo - 8 bars over Verse riff] [Final Chorus - Full band, double-kick, anthem] I just can't win! I just can't win! What's the use of trying? My blood's running thin, Not a drop left that I didn't give. I just can't win! I just can't win! It's time for goodbye and... **** You go your way, I go my way. We gave it our best... but I just can't win. *Let riff feedback out.*[Outro]
