BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY - I Tried. featuring Akon. [Intro]. Bone Thugs Akon yeah. You know though nothin' come easy you gotta try real real hard. I tried hard but I guess I gotta try harder.. [Chorus]. I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery. Man I tried so hard but 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 they'll come and rescue me. But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow (hail snow). But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin' dough). [verse 1]. First let me explain that I'm just a black man. And I come from the darkside 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 I'm startin to see that it's me where the complications at. But I'm layin back prayin' that you get that piece of mind of me. I thought I was right but really I'm wrong but again I was too blind to see. I was in the fast lane chasin my dream. And then it seemed when the fame and cash came they just got me. Goin crazyyyy (lately lately) lately I been so faded trying to erase it. But I just can't cause the drama just grows greater. And I been in so many collisions by puttin shit off till later.. [Chorus]. I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery. Man I tried so hard but 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 they'll come and rescue me. But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow (hail snow). But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin' dough). [verse 2]. It's like I'm takin five steps forward and ten steps back. Tryna 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 the curse that I can't shake this part of Cleveland and. Lord would you help me? And stop this pain. I keep inflinctin on my family (family). Hustlin and gamblin drinkin' and scramblin'. And losin sight of what I supposed to be handlin'. It's hard to manage cause every days a challenge and man. And I'm slippin can't lose my balance and tryin not to panic. [Chorus]. I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery. Man I tried so hard but 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 they'll come and rescue me. But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow (hail snow). But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin' dough). [verse 3]. I see thangs won't change (wont change) I'm stuck in the game. As soon as I get out it keeps pullin me back man (pullin me back man). 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. Thugstas ballin' before us I'm tryna make that major league. So we never leave never till the sun came up (came up). Gotta get it nope no leavin no grudge (no grudge) today games they play gotta go hard to get what you put in if you fall off then its all on you (on you) gotta watch what you sign too try so hard but I won't act a fool.. [Chorus]. I tried so hard can't seem to get away from misery. Man I tried so hard but 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 they'll come and rescue me. But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow (hail snow). But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin' dough)