[Verse 1] If you seek an explanation Well, I'm afraid there is not one See all I have are excuses My daddy was a hunter and I am my father's son There was a time for about two weeks I swore you were the one I thought I could tell you anything You were more than a trick, you were more to me than all of it [Chorus] To all the exes That I left behind These words will fall short But I must try [Verse 2] Everything I was proud of With everything that I'd done wrong In your eyes, I was someone With another history, another past In the lobby of the Ace Hotel You will not meet my eye Secrets spilled on pillows shared You were more than just slight, you were more to me than all of it [Chorus] To all the exes That I left behind These words will fall short But I must try [Bridge] (Try! Try!) But I must try (Try! Try!) But I must try (Try! Try!) But I must try (Try! Try!) But I must try [Chorus] To all the exes That I left behind These words will fall short But I must try