Last year this time I felt so good
I didn't mess up, kept an upbeat mood
Leading my troops just the way I did
Making it look easy was the way I moved
Involved as always, your problems were mine
I cherished every person didn't make a divide
Tried so hard to impact a life
But trying only counts if you can make it out alive
Oh, Oh try harder
Oh try harder
Oh try harder, harder
Oh, Oh try harder
Oh try harder
Oh try harder, harder
Somewhere I slipped, recovery
Tried a little harder just to please my family
But messing up comes easy after one time it seems
Don't act like you are different, there is always something missing
Then "bam!" center stage, my name was on that page
My heart sunk lower couldn't face the next day
What brought me back to life is unnatural they say
Those thoughts and those desires I was raised to pray away
Go, go try harder
Go try harder
Go and try harder, harder
Go, go try harder
Go try harder
Just please try harder, harder
What happened to us? This couldn't be
Distance, force, you're not allowed to be with me
When all that I had changed was who I wanted to see
I thought this was past us, what happened to equality
I'm good, I am good, that's all I want you to see
Was love what it took to change your image of me
My words are true she is my everything
Today I'll keep my space, but tomorrow I'm back to fighting
So go, you go try harder
You go try harder
Just go and try harder, harder
Said go, you go try harder, go try harder
You go and try harder, harder