Word on the street said you're back again
Hadn't seen you since it all went south
You and me we were the best of friends
That was then we don't talk much now
Took that road as far as it went
Been talkin' bout it since we were just kids
Sold our souls and now the money's spent
You make your wish and you get what you get
Can you remember the time before it all shattered
Us against the world and nothing really mattered
We tried it for money and we tried it for fame
We tried to do anything to make our name
Whoa it was never enough
We tried to be funny and we tried to be cool
We tried to play the part but we just played the fool
Whoa now that push comes to shove
Can we try it for love
Me of course I overplayed the role
I said some things that I shouldn't have said
You could tell I was headed for a crash
Now your words just ring in my head
Lost track of those who took a ride
Stood beside me night after night
Here I am just choking on my pride
Want a chance to make it all right
Just wanted to say I know you saw it coming
If you called it a night You know I'll come runnin'
We tried it for money and we tried it for fame
We tried to do anything to make our name
Whoa it was never enough
We tried to be funny and we tried to be cool
We tried to play the part but we just played the fool
Whoa now that push comes to shove
Can we try it for love
There were those who swore we'd be back
They're all too quick to remind us of that
You and me we couldn't fall in line
Punch their clock or do 9 to 5
The highways a lover who says "love never dies"
loses its temper and blackens your eye
Small town punks we had big time dreams
What the tv tells you is not what it seems
We tried it for money and we tried it for fame
We tried to do anything to make our name
Whoa it was never enough
We tried to be funny and we tried to be cool
We tried to play the part but we just played the fool
Whoa now that push comes to shove
Can we try it for love