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Phil Collins – I've Been Trying (1993) | Track profile | Dork

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A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
I've Been Trying

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I've Been Trying

Release date: 8th November 1993

From A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield

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About This Track

"I've Been Trying" is a track by Phil Collins, from the album A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield , released 8th November 1993. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Phil Collins.

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Lyrics

I've Been Trying

[Chorus]

I've been trying

Lord knows that I've been trying

To understand why

Can't I be your only man

[Verse]

Now you said you loved me

So sincerely that I believed that you loved me

Yet I can't understand why

Can't I be your only man, no

[Bridge]

Day after day you

You treat me any old way

I wanna go, but my heart says no

Acting so strange

But my love still remains

So keep on trying, boy

She's gonna change

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

Day after day you

You treat me any old way

I wanna go, but my heart says no

Acting so strange

Yet my love still remains

It says keep on trying, boy

She's gonna change

[Chorus]

Now, I've been trying

Lord knows how I've been trying

But I can't understand why

Can't I be your only man

[Outro]

I just keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Just keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

You gotta keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Gotta keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Just keep on trying

Ooh, ooh, ooh

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Track details

From A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield

1993

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Album

A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield

Aretha Franklin

Release year

1993

—The Makings of You
—Gypsy Woman
—Billy Jack
—Look Into Your Heart
—People Get Ready
—You Must Believe Me
—Amen
—I've Been Trying

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Curtis Mayfield
Producer: Phil Collins
Engineer: Paul Gomersall
Vocals: Phil Collins
Assistant Engineer: Mark Robinson
Instrumentation: Phil Collins

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