I Tried

[Intro: Wish Bone]

Bone Thugs, Akon, yeah

You know, don't nothin' come easy

You gotta try real, real hard

I've 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 will 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, hopin' one day you'll come and rescue me

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: rain, sleet, hail, snow

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: with my heat, gettin' dough

[Verse 1: Krayzie Bone]

First let me explain that I'm just a black man

And I come from the dark side, so I'm havin' 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

So I'm startin' to see that it's me where the complications at

But I'm layin' back, prayin' that

You give that peace of mind to me

I thought I was right but really I'm wrong then again I was too blind to see

I was in the fast lane

Chasin' my dreams and then it seem when the fame and cash came

They just got me goin' crazy-y-y, lately

I've been so faded tryin' to erase it

But I just can't 'cause the drama just grows greater

And I've been in so many collisions by puttin' shit off 'til later

[Chorus: Akon]

I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery

Man, I tried so hard will 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, hopin' one day you'll come and rescue me

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: rain, sleet, hail, snow

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: with my heat, gettin' dough

[Verse 2: Layzie Bone]

It's like I'm takin' five steps forward and ten 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 fightin' demons

And it's like a curse that I can't shake this part of Cleveland

And Lord, would you help me?

And stop this pain I keep inflictin' on my family?

Hustlin' and gamblin', trickin' and scramblin'

And losin' sight of what I'm supposed to be handlin'

It's hard to manage 'cause everyday's a challenge

And man, I'm slippin', can't lose my balance, I'm tryin' not to panic

[Chorus: Akon]

I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery

Man, I tried so hard will 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, hopin' one day you'll come and rescue me

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: rain, sleet, hail, snow

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: with my heat, gettin' dough

[Verse 3: Wish Bone]

I see that things won't change, I'm stuck in the game

As soon as I get out it keeps pullin' me back, mane

Got me doin' 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 it to that major league

So we will never leave until the sun came up

Gotta get it, no, nope, not leavin' no rush

Today games they play, gotta go hard to

Get what you put in, if you fall off then it's all on you

Gotta watch what you sign to

Try so hard but I won't pull through

[Chorus: Akon]

I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery

Man, I tried so hard will 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, hopin' one day you'll come and rescue me

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: rain, sleet, hail, snow

But until then I'll be posted up, right here: with my heat, gettin' dough