I Tried

[QuietTruth]

[QuietTruth's Version]
First let me explain that I'm just a young man (a young man)
And I come from the hard life so I'm having a hard time tryin' to have fun man
My mind be confused and I can't help my heart from stayin bruised
Been back and forth tryin' to find clues
I'm starting to see my mother isn't proud of what I do
So I'm stayin' blue
Playin' clue
Cuz you ain't givin' me a reason to breath
I thought I was strong but really I'm weak and lately all I can do is grieve
I'm in the fast lane
Giving up my dreams
And now it seems everybody is taken away everythang from me
It just got me goin' craaaazzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lately
I've been so distant
Tryin' to make wishes
But I just can't cuz I wanna take what I'm given
Got me catchin' what you pitchin, and after I be bitchen, you still keep me in this position, an'

[Chorus]
I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery
Man I've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin' dough

[QuietTruth's Version]
It's like I'm happy for a minute and than I get sad a second later
Tryin to figure why's that, but solving it comes wit more issues than the daily paper
So I keep runnin' away from it all and tell myself that's what helps me the most
I can't be creating a bigger distance becuz it's been non existent like a ghost
And uhh, I just don't know but I be out here fighting off good
And it's like a curse that I can't shake this part of my hood
And Lord I aked you to help me (help me)
But you reject me, so I'mma play wit what ya dealt me (dealt me)
Hustlin' and gamblin'?
Stugglin' and scramblin'?
Fuck it, I'll turn out just like these boyz who be panhandling
Watchin' how hard it's to manage shit
But how it's soo easy to damage it
And man I find it so ironic
That you can care, an' work so hard to find yourself gettin' nowhere

[Chorus]
I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery
Man I've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin' dough

[QuietTruth's Version]
I know that things won't change
I'm headin' for the same game
That my fam's lived, I'm seein it pullin' me in mann (pullin' me in)
Got me feelin' down down
So used to seeing depressed routes that I don't understand how to get out
Studied on the streets, ya'll know what I mean
Couple months ago I could of told ya that's not what I'mma be
I let it get a hold of me
Like I didn't know what's up
Refused to look up, no matter what
But today's struggles you face
Gotta know tomorrow's' another day
Even if you feel that it's all on you (on you)
Stand tall and put whatever behind you
Try real hard and you'll pull thru