Held our cards to our chest Tried our best to not make a mess How could we have known that we'd be overthrown Why didn't we see it coming What we had left was next to nothing So sick of being thrown aside They should all know we tried They should all know we tried They should all know we tried They should all know we tried Held on to the one thing we cherished With our eyes we all saw it perish Slipping right through our grasp Too tough for our own hands to clasp Why didn't we see it coming What we had left was next to nothing So sick of being thrown aside They should all know we tried They should all know we tried They should all know we tried They should all know we tried