[Verse 1]
You check every box and then some
The kind that everyone of my friends want
That mamas love and daddys trust
With their whole world ridin' in their pick-up
Yeah, you’re everything I pray for
The type, they say it's so worth the wait for
Old soul eyes that tell no lies
So I, I don't know why

[Chorus]
Tryin’ to love you is like tryin' to grow a rose in a city sidewalk
As bad as I want to let my heart let go, damn, it just won't
It ain't your fault, it's hard to start a fire when you can't make one spark fly
The trouble with tryin' to love you is I, I shouldn't have to try
(Shouldn’t have to try)

[Verse 2]
As hard as it is to say it
I’m surе it's even harder to takе it
But you deserve more than a half open door
I don’t wanna waste your time

[Chorus]
Tryin' to love you is like tryin' to grow a rose in a city sidewalk
As bad as I want to let my heart let go, damn, it just won't
It ain’t your fault, it's hard to start a fire when you can't make one spark fly
The trouble with tryin' to love you is I, I shouldn't have to try
(Shouldn't have to try)
I shouldn't have to try
(Shouldn't have to try)

[Bridge]
Wish I could put a finger on it
Feels like something's missing, don't it?
Fallin's supposed to feel like flyin'
Ain't supposed to feel like tryin'
To love you
(Shouldn't have to try)

[Chorus]
Tryin' to love you is like tryin' to grow a rose in a city sidewalk
As bad as I want to let my heart let go, damn, it just won't
It ain't your fault, it's hard to start a fire when you can't make one spark fly
The trouble with tryin' to love you is I, I shouldn't have to try
(Shouldn't have to try)
I shouldn't have to try
(Shouldn't have to try)
Oh, yeah