I tried

She dont wanna be with me no mo
Aint her fault she just tired of this dumb **** that she dont know
Whether to throw in the towel or if he gon grow
And if he do, where is he gon go?
Got a letter from an old friend, I read it and cried
When he told me that his girl just died
Right out of the blue, breast cancer, wasnt nothin to do
Now Im sittin here and thinkin of you
Tryin to come to amends, cause really I done wanted you in
You the only one I trust as a friend
I know Im on my last leg limpin with this ******** written
But I still gotta bring it to light
Spent half of a lifetime missin cause I would not listen
Confused about my wrong and my rights
They tellin me that time heals wounds though
This wound gon need some stitches; I got testimony for ******
You doin what you do but when the shoe gets flipped
Standin on the other foot got your boots and ****
When you back up and analyze, fix **** and finalize
Before you leave the **** alone just try
Maybe theres somethin you can do to rectify whats did
And plus you gotta think of the kids
Thats kinda just the way life is, you either gotta live or you die
At least that I can say that I tried
Cause I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up
But I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up, but I tried
Faster than a crackhead, can pawn yo ****
Willie Dll put a foot in you * ****
I sold ****, robbed folks, had to make ends meet
Since 5th grade, I been up in these streets, tryin to get it
Raised by a single mother, two sisters two brothers
I used to think she didnt love us
Cause she beat us so much, plus she came home drunk
But every now and then shed knock on wood, and say
I tried to do the best that I could - and I believe her
Cause she was treated evil out the box
You cant get what you aint got
Momma I was young, hittin licks, started helpin you out
Bout the closest that you came to a man of the house
I was talkin back, walkin through the do gettin smacked
You used to brag to your friends on how well I rapped
We never really got along but when you took sick
I was at your side til you died
I wasnt the best son but I tried
Cause I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up
But I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up, but I tried
Ive always been crook, never given up
But the past few years has been really rough
Felt like givin up a couple of times
Take a jump or plant a slug deep, up in mymind
**** it Im dyin, done wit strugglin for mine
Sleepin on fans floors, aint no use to be lying
Change my name for anonymitys sake
But a four feet dwarf that be on televisions hard to miss
I get pissed over little ****, little **** drive me crazy
Then I start thinkin bout my babies
I cant go to jail, I cant die
Who better to teach em bout this cruel world than I?
Their mommas wont let me see em, I still pay my support
Cause once you give life, life is bigger than yours
Maybe Im not all you expect me to be
But when its done and said ultimately, daddy tried
Cause I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up
But I tried, I tried to do the best I could
Sometimes I guess my best aint good... enough
Cause when its over, said **** done
You sittin by yourself mixed up, but I tried