Talib Kweli

I Try

Talib Kweli


(feat. Mary J. Blige) 

[Talib Kweli] 
Yeah, yeah 
New Talib Kweli 
Yeah, you know what it is 
Come on, come on, yeah 
Hey yo *repeats* 

[Hook: Mary J. Blige] 
I try, I try (that's all we can do) 
I try, you know I try 
I try, I try (yeah) 
I try, you know I try 

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli] 
K. West! Kweli! 
Got searched on the plane, Arabic first name 
Disturbed by the fame just like Kurt Cobain 
Breath of life, kiss of death, my lips pursed the same 
You flirt 'til she came 
Nothin' hurt like the pain and torture 
Daughters of the dust lookin' for a vein 
Something to take in vain like the Lord's name 
Put your hands together, got 'em all sayin' 

[Hook: Mary J. Blige] 
I try, I try 
I try, you know I try 
I try, I try 
I try, you know I try 

[Verse 2: Talib Kweli] 
Yo, it's all ghetto in gear higher, the floor settle 
More metal for beef that we don't let the law settle 
I try to navigate the treacherous waters of 
America's ghettos that set up the slaughteres 
But there's more of us 
Although we speak in different languages 
We all pretty familiar with what anger is 
Young and dangerous, ?? 
Get up on some gangsta shit 
Guns to bang ya wit' 
And we put it on records to entertain ya wit' 
I'm grown with pains way deeper than Mike Seavers 
Our uniforms is white sneakers and white T-shirts 
On top of wife beaters 
We like to light reefers 
The 'hood need us for rappers, just ain't the right leaders 
I put a lot into it 
This is my product and I gotta move it 
Stop 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 destiny 
Where would they be if you and I don't care? 

[Hook: Mary J. Blige] 
I try, I try, you know I try 
I try, I try, I try, you know I try 

[Verse 3: Talib Kweli] 
Yo, the things I'm seein' on the news is insane 
A stock broker shoot his kid and throw himself in front of a
train 
A mother leave her baby home for two weeks all by himself 
Three years old, eatin' ketchup and mustard, cryin for help 
Tryin' to bring your struggle to life 
The label want a song about a bubbly life 
I have trouble tryin' to write some shit 
To BANG in the club through the night 
When people suffer tonight 
Lord knows I try 

[Hook: Mary J. Blige] 
I try, I try, I try, you know I try 
I try, I try, I try, you know I try 

[Interlude: Talib Kweli] 
Life is a beautiful struggle 
People search through the rubble for a suitable hustle 
Some people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscle 
Some people put it all together, make it fit like a puzzle 
Come on, say it now 
Life is a beautiful struggle 
People search through the rubble for a suitable hustle 
Some people usin' the noodle, some people usin' the muscle 
Some people put it all together, yeah 

[Outro: Mary J. Blige] 
I try, I try, you know I try 
I try, oh Lord I try 
Everyday