Trying to Stop Your Leaving

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“Trying To Stop Your Leaving”
Single by Dierks Bentley from the album Long Trip Alone
Released	January 28, 2008
Format	CD Single
Genre	Country
Length	3:39
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (2007) "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" (2008)

"Trying To Stop Your Leaving" is a single by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It is the fourth single released from his CD, Long Trip Alone.

Contents 1 Content 2 Chart performance 2.1 Current peak positions 3 References

[edit] Content

The narrator is a man who is describing his difficulty in trying to keep his lover from leaving him. He uses various metaphors to illustrate his point. For example, in one verse, he compares the situation to throwing a pebble into the Rio Grande, stating that he could "throw in a million more and not slow it down".

[edit] Chart performance

The song debuted at #57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated January 26, 2008.

[edit] Current peak positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	73

[edit] References

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