[Intro]
      

[Verse]
            
   I tried to 

                    
be perfect
              
But nothing wa

              
s worth it
             
I don't believ

              
e it makes me 

      
real
              
I thought it'd

                 
 be easy
              
But no one bel

                  
ieves me
             
I meant all th

             
e things I sai


d


[Chorus]

              
If you believe

             
 it's in my so

ul
             
I'd say all th

              
e words that I

   
 know
              
Just to see if

            
 it would show
             
That I'm tryin

              
g to let you k

 
now
N.C.
That I'm better off on my own

[Instrumental]
      

[Verse]

            
  This place i

                     
s so empty
              
My thoughts ar

                          
e so tempting
              
I don't know h

             
ow it got so b

      
ad
              
Sometimes it's

      
 so crazy
              
That nothing c

                    
an save me
             
But it's the o

              
nly thing that

    
 I have


[Chorus]

              
If you believe

             
 it's in my so

ul
             
I'd say all th

              
e words that I

   
 know
              
Just to see if

            
 it would show
             
That I'm tryin

              
g to let you k

 
now
          
That I'm bette

            
r off on my ow

n



[Bridge]
            


[Verse]

            
  I tried to b

                    
e perfect
              
It just wasn't

                 
 worth it
              
Nothing could 

            
ever be so wro

      
ng
              
It's hard to b

     
elieve me
              
It never gets 

                               
easy
             
I guess I knew

            
 that all alon


g


[Chorus]
              
If you believe

             
 it's in my so

ul
             
I'd say all th

              
e words that I

   
 know
              
Just to see if

            
 it would show
             
That I'm tryin

              
g to let you k

 
now
          
That I'm bette

            
r off on my ow

n