James Taylor — Don't Try So Hard lyrics

Lyrics

Another Monday comes and I just wanna breathe
'Cause it’s a long, long week for someone wired to please
I keep taking my aim, pushing it higher
Wanna shine bright, even brighter now
Wish I would tell myself
Don’t try so hard
God gives you grace and you can’t earn it Don’t think that you’re not worth it Because you are
He gave you His love and He’s not leaving
Gave you His Son so you’d believe it You’re lovely even with your scars
Don’t try so hard
Do you remember how the summers felt when we were kids?
Oh, we didn’t think much about it, we just lived
Taking our time, beautiful leisure
When did we start, trying to measure up When all of this time, love has been trying to tell us Don’t try so hard
God gives you grace and you can’t earn it Don’t think that you’re not worth it Because you are
He gave you His love and He’s not leaving
Gave you His Son so you’d believe it You’re lovely even with your scars
Don’t try so hard
Don’t try so hard
Don’t try so hard
God gives you grace
You can’t earn it Stop thinking you’re not worth it Because you are
He gave you His love and He’s not leaving
Gave you His Son so you’d believe it You’re lovely even with your scars
Lovely the way you are
So open up your lovely heart
Don’t try so hard