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The Harder I Try

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The Harder I Try was released on January 1, 1988 by Parlophone UK as a part of the album Get Even

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Brother Beyond

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Matt Aitken

Composer

Mike Stock

Composer

Waterman

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pete Waterman

Producer

Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Whenever I meet you

You give me such a runaround

The more that I see you

The more you just put me down

[Verse 2]

Even in front of all my friends

You just wanna hurt me

(Hurt me)

But iIll never give up hoping

'Till I make you mine

Whoa

[Verse 3]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's

Slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

[Verse 4]

I wanted to see you

(See you)

I call you on the telephone

Just to be near you

(Near you)

They tell me that you're not

Home

I guess you could say that I'm a fool

To want you so badly

(So badly)

But I'll never give up hoping

'Till I make you mine

Whoa

[Verse 5]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's

Slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

[Verse 6]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

[Verse 7]

I go on trying, trying

I go on trying, trying

I go on trying, trying

I go on trying, trying

[Verse 8]

I should have believed them

(Believed them)

Just put them right in their place

I tried to impress you

(Impress you)

But you threw it back in my face

[Verse 9]

Even in front of all my friends

You just wanna hurt me

(Hurt me)

But I'll never give up hoping

'Till I make you mine

Whoa

[Verse 10]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

[Verse 11]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

[Verse 12]

The harder I try

(Ooh)

The further away from me it's slipping

I go on trying

(Ooh)

To make you love me

(Love me, love me, love me)

Written by: Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Waterman

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