<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Her Strut" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Feel Like a Number" (1981) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Her Strut" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Feel Like a Number" (1981) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Trying to Live My Life Without You" or "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" is a song written by Eugene Williams, originally popularized by soul singer Otis Clay . In early 1973 it reached #102 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart . It has since been covered by several other artists, most notably Bob Seger on his 1981 Nine Tonight album, and Brinsley Schwarz . On February 17, 1973, Clay performed the song on Soul Train . </P> <P> The song is sung from the point of view of a man who is addressing his former lover . During the song's verses, the narrator tells of various habits he has had over his lifetime, such as smoking "five packs of cigarettes a day" and drinking "four or five bottles of wine ." In the prechorus, he states that breaking those former habits was difficult, but not nearly as difficult as getting over the girl and forgetting the love they shared . </P>

Who sang trying to live my life without you