That's Me Trying

[Verse 1: William Shatner]

I got your address from the phone book at the library

Wandered in, looked you up and you were there

Weird that you've been living, maybe, 2 miles away for the best part of 20 years

You must be, what, in your early forties now

If I remember

You were born in June or was it May?

Eisenhower was the president although it may have been JFK

[Chorus: Ben Folds & Aimee Mann]

Years of silence

Not enough who could blame us giving up?

Above the quiet, there's a buzz

That's me trying

[Verse 2: William Shatner]

You still working in that store on ventura?

You still going with... no, that's not fair

I know I haven't been the very best of dads

I'll hold my hand up there

The reason that I'm writing is that I'd like for us to meet

Get a little daughter dad action going soon

We can put things behind us

Eat some pizza, drink some beer

Y-you still see your sister Lemli?

Bring her, too

[Chorus: Ben Folds & Aimee Mann]

Years of silence, not enough

Who could blame us giving up?

Above the quiet, there's a buzz

That's me trying

[Verse 3: William Shatner]

But I don't want to talk about any of that bad stuff

Why I missed out on your wedding and your high school graduation

I'd like to explain, but I can't

So let's keep things neutral

Stick to topics that won't bug us

How 'bout this?

Let's choose a book and we'll read it before we meet

Then we can sit down at a restaurant

Have a look at the menu and talk about it while we eat

See...if we never had a problem

Then that's what life would be like

Easy

Uncomplicated

Cool

So let's just pretend that the past didn't happen

I don't really like thrillers as a rule

I don't want to know if I've got grandchildren

No need to tell me where I went wrong

I don't want to know what happened in your thirties

You wanna try "Cold Mountain"?

Or is that too long??

[Chorus: Ben Folds & Aimee Mann (& William Shatner)]

Years of silence, not enough

Who could blame us giving up?

Above the quiet there's a buzz

That's me trying

(That's me trying)

That's me trying

(That's me trying)

(I'm trying)

Above the quiet, there's a buzz

(I'm trying)