I Try (feat. Mary J. Blige)

Yeah, yeah New Talib Kweli You know what it is Come on Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo I try, I try I try, you know I try I try, I try I try, you know I try K West, Kweli Got searched on the plane, Arabic first name Disturbed by the fame just like Kurt Cobain Breath of life, kiss of death, my lips pursed the same You flirt 'til she came Nothin' hurt like the pain and torture Daughters of the dust lookin' for a vein Something to take in vain like the Lord's name Put your hands together, got 'em all sayin' I try, I try I try, you know I try I try, I try I try, you know I try Yo, it's all ghetto in gear higher, the floor settle More metal for beef that we don't let the law settle I try to navigate the treacherous waters of America's ghettos that set up the slaughterers But there's more of us Although we speak in different languages We all pretty familiar with what anger is Young and dangerous, trick a strangle is Get up on some gangsta shit Guns to bang ya wit' And we put it on records to entertain ya wit' I'm grown with pains way deeper than my receivers Our uniforms is white sneakers and white T-shirts On top of wife beaters, we like to light reefers The 'hood need us for rappers, just ain't the right leaders I put a lot into it This is my product and I gotta move it Stop the industry but you can't stop the music An upside down kingdom where life is just not fair Some many sufferin' 'cuz deep inside they're scared Fear pumped into their veins to keep them from their destiny Where would they be if you and I don't care? I try, I try You know I try I try, I try I try, you know I try Yo, the things I'm seein' on the news is insane A stock broker shoot his kid and throw himself in front of a train A mother leave her baby home for two weeks all by himself Three years old, eatin' ketchup and mustard, cryin' for help Tryin' to bring your struggle to life The label want a song about a bubbly life I have trouble tryin' to write some shit To BANG in the club through the night When people suffer tonight, Lord knows I try I try, I try I try, you know I try I try, I try I try, you know I try Life is a beautiful struggle People search through the rubble for a suitable hustle Some people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscle Some people put it all together, make it fit like a puzzle Come on, say it now Life is a beautiful struggle People search through the rubble for a suitable hustle Some people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscle Some people put it all together, yeah I try, I try You know I try I try, oh Lord I try Everyday I Upside down kingdom Oh, they're so scared Everyday on the news we can't look around with something somewhere I try, I try You know I try I try, I try I try, you know I try Lord knows, Lord knows we try, yeah