I tried to rock I tried to rock And still I tried to rock I did not try to fail I did not fail to see That what it takes to rock Is that which I have not I didn't try for such a long time I didn't try so very hard Maybe I could have been more focussed You see, I wanted to be blind I tried to rock I grew my hair My walls were bare I had one red wine gla** It was self fulfilling I had four girlfriends No visible means of support I lived on credit card rye bread And maybe I should have tried in Memphis Maybe I should have stayed home Maybe I should have taken a little something You know, I wasn't even stoned When I tried to rock And if you think I let you down And if I called you babe I didn't mean to say that you were just a babe Babe, you're such a babe I lay down here I woke up over there I lay me down somewhere else I guess I needed to try on something new I tried to no avail I guess I'm glad I failed