I Try lyrics

Born 1987, no daddy around

Just me and my moms, I had to get on my job

See I got 2 sisters but I hardly seen em

You ask why and I tell you my career's the reason

Two nephews and I got a couple nieces

Grandmother so sweet just like Georgia peaches

Now don't get mad at me, oh we can fix it though

And I shall you know I love you, just to let you know

See I neglected ya'll but I now I need ya'll closer

'Cause nowadays I'm feelin like the devil's on my shoulder

My little sister's 18 and got her own car

Just so she ain't actin fast for them young boys

See I wonder if I'm dad will see his granddaughter

Facing all my obstacles as life gets harder

Chyeah, and I know that I can make things right

I gotta start now to get a second chance on life

I know I ain't perfect, nobody on earth is

But God I'm workin to better myself

Shit, I know that I can, got a daughter to raise

And when all else fails, get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Eh, eh eh eh

Feel like I'm dyin inside, bullshit aside

Put away my pride, it's okay to cry

Can we go back to how it used to be?

This distant shit is new to me

Tryna remain positive, these haters tryna get to me

Putting on for my daughter, putting on fr my aunts

Me and my moms got a connection like a feeny and pops yea

I love my homies like blood brothers

And even though we don't talk, I still got love for em

All my homies on lockdown doin the bid

Try to maintain, keep your head up kid

And even though it's a journey just to make it to the top

Young and black widow Ferrari, I get sweated by the cops

They don't like it when a youngin got more than what they got

This is for they young man hustling on the block

Shit, you can be whatever, not like me but better

When that road get tough keep yo head up

I know I ain't perfect, nobody on earth is

But God I'm workin to better myself

Shit, I know that I can, got a daughter to raise

And when all else fails, get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Eh, eh eh eh

Man it's been minutes to holla at my pops

Ya feel man? Just talked to my daddy the other day

Ya what I mean?

Real shit man, that shit felt good

So man we caught up and I mean we talked about

Oh shit, ya know what I mean?

Ain't seen my grandmother in a long time though

Ya feel me?

Yea

See all my life I wanted to be famous

So sure you know I wanted to be like a rapper and all that shit but I ain't know that

Ya know what I mean?

It was gon take me away from the ones I love a'ight

And now I'm tryna

Now I find myself tryna go back and pick up all the pieces, all the shit that I left

Ya what I mean?

'Cus whatever man, you get one chance to live man

Take full advantage of that shit

Real shit dog

I know I ain't perfect, nobody on earth is

But God I'm workin to better myself

Shit, I know that I can, got a daughter to raise

And when all else fails, get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Get on my knees and pray

It's hard but I try

Eh, eh eh eh

• Artist:Bow Wow
• Album:Greenlight 5 (2013)