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)