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Lyrics from
"I Tried" from Strength and Loyalty
A modern day lament of many young Black
men in urban America,
a clear-cut Macedonian call to Christ's church: Come and help us.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Proverbs 25:2 NIV
DWB: this young man and the other
2 brothers in the car were released after being searched.
Artist: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, featuring Akon
Song: I Tried
Album: Strength and Loyalty
Released 2007 Interscope RecordsBone Thugs...Akon, yeah
Intro: Wish Bone
You know, don't nothing come easy you gotta try real, real hard
I tried hard but I guess I gotta try harder
Chorus: Akon
I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard but always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cause I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day You'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail, snow)
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat, gettin dough (gettin' dough)
Verse 1: Krayzie Bone
First, let me explain that I'm just a Black man (a Black man)
And I come from the dark side so I'm having a hard time stayin' on track, man
My mind be racin' and I don't even know what I'm chasin' yet
Been in and out of relationships I'm starting to see that it's me where the complication's at
But I'm layin' back, prayin' that You give that peace of mind to me
I thought I was right but then it got wrong and again I was too blind to see
I was in the fast lane, chasing my dream
And then it seem when the fame and cash came
They just got me goin' crazy (lately, lately)
Lately, I've been so faded
Tryin' to erase it
But I just can't 'cause the drama just goes greater
And I've been in so many collisions by puttin' relationships off 'til later
Chorus: Akon
I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard but always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cause I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day You'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail, snow)
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat, gettin dough (gettin' dough)
Verse 2: Layzie Bone
It's like I'm taking 5 steps forward and 10 steps back
Tryin to get ahead of the game but I can't seem to get it on track
And I keep runnin away the ones that say they love me the most
How could I create the distance when it's supposed to be close
And uh, I just don't know but I be out here fighting demons, and
It's like the curse that I can't shake this part of Cleveland, and
Lord, would You help me (help me)
To stop this pain I keep inflicting on my family (my family)
Hustlin' and gamblin' and uh, trickin' and scramblin' and
Losin' sight of what I'm supposed to be handlin
It's hard to manage cause everydays a challenge
And man, I'm slippin' can't lose my balance I'm tryin' not to panic, and
Chorus: Akon
I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard but always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cause I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day You'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail, snow)
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat, gettin dough (gettin' dough)
Verse 3: Wish Bone
I see things won't change I'm stuck in the game
As soons I get out it keeps pullin' me back (pullin' me back)
Got me doin' dirty dirt (dirty dirt)
So used to this hustlin' money that I don't understand no nine to five work
Studied on the streets, hustlas know what I mean
Hustlas ballin' before us I'm tryin' to make that major league
So we never leave (never) til the sun came up
Gotta get it nope, no leaving no (what?)
Today, games they play
Gotta go hard to get what you put in
If you fall off then it's all on you (on you)
Gotta watch what you sign to
Try so hard, but I won't play a fool
Chorus: Akon
I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard but always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault cause I try to get away but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard hoping one day You'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail, snow)
But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat, gettin dough (gettin' dough)
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