Talib Kweli - I Try (Radio Edit) Lyrics
(featuring Mary J. Blige)[Talib Kweli]Yeah, yeahNew Talib KweliYeah, you know what it isCome on, come on, yeahHey yo *repeats*[Hook: Mary J. Blige]I try, I try (that's all we can do)I try, you know I tryI try, I try (yeah)I try, you know I try[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]K. West!Kweli is ??? on the plane, Arabic first nameDisturbed by the fame just like Kurt CobainBreath of life, kiss of death, my lips pursed the sameYou flirt 'til she cameNothin' hurt like the pain and tortureDaughters of the dust lookin' for a veinSomething to take in vain like the Lord's namePut your hands together, got 'em all sayin'[Hook: Mary J. Blige]I try, I tryI try, you know I tryI try, I tryI try, you know I try[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]Yo, it's all ghetto in gear higher, the floor settleMore metal for beef that we don't let the law settleI try to navigate the treacherous waters ofAmerica's ghettos that set up the slaughteresBut there's more of usAlthough we speak in different languagesWe all pretty familiar with what anger isYoung and dangerous, ???Get up on some gangsta shitGuns to bang ya wit'And we put it on records to entertain ya wit'I'm grown with pains way deeper than my receiversOur uniforms is white sneakers and white T-shirtsOn top of wife beatersWe like to light reefersThe 'hood need us for rappers, just ain't the right leadersI put a lot into itThis is my product and I gotta move itStop the industry but you can't stop the music[Interlude: Mary J. Blige]An upside down kingdom where life is just not fair (upside down kingdom)Some many sufferin' cuz deep inside they're scared (so scared)Fear pumped into their veins to keep them from their destinyWhere would they be if you and I don't care?[Hook: Mary J. Blige]I try, I try, you know I tryI try, I try, I try, you know I try[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]Yo, the things I'm seein' on the news is insaneA stock broker shoot his kid and throw himself in front of a trainA mother leave her baby home for two weeks all by himselfThree years old, eatin' ketchup and mustard, cryin for helpTryin' to bring your struggle to lifeThe label want a song about a bubbly lifeI have trouble tryin' to write some shitTo BANG in the club through the nightWhen people suffer tonightLord knows I try[Hook: Mary J. Blige]I try, I try, I try, you know I tryI try, I try, I try, you know I try[Interlude: Talib Kweli]Life is a beautiful strugglePeople search through the rubble for a suitable hustleSome people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscleSome people put it all together, make it fit like a puzzleCome on, say it nowLife is a beautiful strugglePeople search through the rubble for a suitable hustleSome people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscleSome people put it all together, yeah[Outro: Mary J. Blige]I try, I try, you know I tryI try, oh Lord I tryEveryday I{*Mary J. Bliges harmonizes with the beat*Upside down kingdomOh, they're so scaredEveryday on the news we can't look around withsomething somewhereI try, I try, you know I tryI try, I try, I try, you know I tryLord knows, Lord knows we tryYeah
