Released: March 14, 2014

Songwriter: Chris Gelbuda Al Anderson Meghan Trainor

Producer: Brian Malouf

[Verse 1]
Here I am again, the same old situation
Why does the guy thing have to be so complicated?
I should've played it cool, instead, I made a fool
Oh, the things I do

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
Well, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
No, you can’t blame a girl for trying
Uh-uh-uh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
I should've shut my mouth, I could've kept it quiet
I might have freaked him out 'cause I was so excited
But I just couldn't wait, I took a leap of faith
Oh, the things I say

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh-oh-oh-oh, no-oh-oh-oh, no

[Bridge]
And I think sometimes
I tend to be my own worst enemy
And maybe someday
I'm gonna catch a shooting star falling out of the blue
Doing what I do

[Verse 3]
And just as I'm giving up, my heart is palpitating
Here comes another one, it's so intoxicating
Being where I've been I know that in the end
I'll do it all again

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
Well, love will find me, there ain't no denying
That you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Mmm, uh-uh-uh-mmm-mmm

Sabrina Carpenter

Philadelphia-born Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She made her debut as a child actress in Season 12, Episode 12 of Law & Special Victims Unit. In 2013 and 2014, she lent her voice to Princess Vivian on Disney Junior’s Sofia The First.

In 2014, Carpenter landed her first major acting role as Maya Hart on Disney’s Girl Meets World, a spinoff of the hit sitcom Boy Meets World. The same year, she released her first single, “Can’t Blame A Girl For Trying”, which received a Radio Disney Music Award.

In 2014, after signing with Hollywood Records, she released her debut EP, Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying. In 2015, she released her debut studio album, Eyes Wide Open. In 2016, lead single On Purpose preceded the release of her second studio album EVOLution, in which she experimented with a more mature pop sound and elements of dance and tropical house.