Pretending Too

I try so hard to make you happy with every single word that I write

Are my thoughts really that crappy, so you tune me out tonight

I put my heart and soul into this, don't always expect a hit

All I seem to do is wish, can you respond for just a bit

Do you think that I'm pretending, don't I ever measure up to you

Listen to the message I am sending, I must sound a fool

They say you have to fail before you get your crown

Like a wind storm without hail, you keep knocking me right down

I want to know how to appease, how to dance in your ears

Can I have the formula, please, so you can remember me for years