I’m Trying

Lyrics

[CLAIRE] Um, what is this? [JASON] Oh, come on! A childhood memento Let's put it there on the shelf [CLAIRE] How 'bout the back of the pantry? [JASON] My brother made it himself [CLAIRE] Good thing your brother doesn't live here [JASON, spoken] Hey, do you think we could clean out some of the stuff in your closet? [CLAIRE, spoken] What stuff? Didn't we make room for all your things? Look, your drafting table fits perfectly over there [JASON, spoken] Honey, what is all this old junk? Do you really need it? [CLAIRE, spoken] It's just things I wanna hold on to [JASON, spoken] Oh, come on Old birthday cards, ticket stubs I've never even seen you wear this sweater [CLAIRE, spoken] I want to keep it, okay? [JASON] Hey, let's take today Just unpack We'll both be given more space Once everything is in its place [CLAIRE, spoken] Oh my God, Jason [JASON, spoken] What is it? [CLAIRE, spoken] You kept this? [JASON, spoken] Of course I did [CLAIRE] "Top Ten Things To Do In New York Before You Leave It" [JASON] The cover story in this magazine I threw it in the trash [CLAIRE] And I said, "Go retrieve it Nine of those things are things you've never seen" Number Ten, eat a bagel [JASON] That's the one I've done [CLAIRE] Number Nine, root for the Mets [JASON] Does this go on? [CLAIRE] All the way to Number One [JASON] Number Eight insists we go to Brooklyn [CLAIRE] To see where they make beer [JASON] Number Seven calls for [CLAIRE] Trapeze lessons [JASON] She grabs my hand And suddenly we're at the pier [CLAIRE] They've got a tent set up right by the river This whole circus thing, who knew? You go in a classroom for an hour And they show you what to do [JASON] Then, one at a time They make you climb So high into the air And as I go up It's hard not to throw up But I'm trying [CLAIRE] Every week we pick a number And work our way on down the list [JASON] Broadway shows [CLAIRE] Botanic gardens A tour of City Hall [JASON] There wasn't one we missed [CLAIRE] Number Three describes some cooking classes At the Institut Français [JASON] I'm allergic to the French, you know [CLAIRE] He makes a face I sign us both up anyway [JASON] She's got a knack for flipping over omelets She becomes the teacher's pet [CLAIRE] Meanwhile, he's got yoke stuck in his egg whites And he's getting quite upset [JASON] I am not upset I'm simply letting Breakfast stir my soul [CLAIRE] So he can't cook [JASON] But honey, look: I'm trying [CLAIRE] In my head, I draw a map That shows the whole entire city I put a mental pushpin At the places where we laugh Like Number Four, that fancy store [JASON] The salesman who ignored us [CLAIRE] Or Number Two [JASON] The zoo [CLAIRE] And that giraffe [JASON] It was fun, you know, to see the city I would do it all again But that was what, a year ago? And all those places... Well, we haven't been since then [CLAIRE] I remember when we finally got finished The Number One thing to do I hadn't been to Central Park in ages So I'm soaking up the view We're just standing still The city's silhouette against the sky And I think "Why can't this moment last Instead of slipping into the past?" I want to keep that moment with me all of the time And heaven knows That I'm— [JASON, spoken] Hey Let me be your tour guide this time I know exactly where to find Number Eleven [CLAIRE] I'm trying