Try

[Intro: Mark Battles] Just keep tryin' Try [Verse 1: Mark Battles] They say you are what you eat Well, nigga, I'm a vegan And I'ont eat no meat so I ain't beefin' for no reason I try to get the peace but keep a piece in case they schemin' So if you really want the beef, I might leave your ass steamin' Life cold, it's so anemic, on the road, I must be dreamin' In that Hellcat speedin', it be screamin' like a demon I pray because I need it Used to cheat because I'm greedy She said, "Fuck me like you need me, don't givе a fuck 'bout how you treat me" (Woah) My heart is so еntangled, my thoughts is so uneasy (Yeah) When you got that cash money, bitches treat you like you Weezy But it's more beneath me, hope that ain't the way you see me (No) My granny started cryin' when she saw my face on TV Tryna get us out the trenches, niggas play like this shit easy Well, my nephew just got murdered, you can't wash that with detergent God, I know life can't be perfect but you left my family hurtin' Need the key to break these curses, I can't find that in no churches I've been searchin', shit, I'm tryin' [Chorus: Mark Battles] I'm tryin' Sometimes, I feel I might just lose my mind If I say I'm good, I'm lyin' I just got so good at hidin', but I'm tryin', shit, I'm tryin' Just know I'm tryin' Sometimes, I feel I might just lose my mind If I say I'm good, I'm lyin' I just got so good at hidin', but I'm tryin', shit, I'm tryin' [Verse 2: Cozz] Ayy, '93 baby with 1942 to take this pain away I look back at my life to figure out how I became this way Backstabbers day-to-day, bullets singing like Macy Gray I try to say goodbye, but I toke, knowin' this place ain't safe Something like an ankle bracelet, brainwashed by the block, I stain it Grandmama and pops complainin', tell me how can we not get faded? Tell me not how to contemplate 'bout robbin' places Have you seen our compensation? How can we not risk a long sentence? Let's have that conversation Cops is tasin', another compilation of our population gettin' dominated by that pot of racists Another life confiscated over minor violations Dreams like food that's 'bout to spoil, boy, I gotta make it Lord, I done prayed for better days that I ain't seen yet I only talk to God 'cause He gon' keep my secrets Ain't gon' lie but plenty times I cry Before I die, just know that I try [Chorus: Mark Battles & Keara Alyse] I'm tryin' Sometimes, I feel I might just lose my mind If I say I'm good, I'm lyin' I just got so good at hidin', but I'm tryin', shit, I'm tryin' Just know I'm tryin' (I've been trying) Sometimes, I feel I might just lose my mind If I say I'm good, I'm lyin' I just got so good at hidin', but I'm tryin', shit, I'm tryin' [Outro: Keara Alyse & Mark Battles ] Just keep tryin', keep tryin' (Oh, oh, oh) Just a little more time Just a little more time Try (Oh, oh, oh) Try (Oh, oh, oh)