I'm Tryin'

This gettin' up early, pullin' double shifts

Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich

But I'm tryin'

It's been two years since we finalized

I still ain't used to putting "ex" in front of "wife"

But I'm tryin'

"Send more money right away"

Is pretty much all she has to say when she calls these days

"And don't you be late"

But all I can do is all I can do

And I keep on tryin'

And all I can be is all I can be

And I keep on tryin'

But there's always a mountain in front of me

Seems I'm always climbin', and fallin', and climbin'

But I keep on tryin'

I remember Daddy saying "Keep your eye on the ball

Run like hell, play to win, get up when you fall"

I'm tryin'

"Don't say nothin' that you can't take back

Never do anything you might regret, no, don't do that"

Daddy I'm tryin'

"Know the difference 'tween Heaven and Hell

Go easy on the bottle, be hard on yourself"

And I know he meant well

But all I can do is all I can do

And I keep on tryin'

And all I can be is all I can be

And I keep on tryin'

But there's always a mountain in front of me

Seems I'm always climbin', and fallin', and climbin'

But I keep on tryin'

I keep on tryin'

But all I can do is all I can do

And I keep on tryin'

And all I can be, well, that's all I can be

And I keep on tryin'

But all I can do is all I can do

And I keep on tryin'

But there's always a mountain in front of me

Seems I'm always climbin', and stumblin'

, And fallin', and then climbin'

But I keep on tryin'

This gettin' up early, pullin' double shifts

Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich

But I'm tryin'