But I Try

(Well, Creedence and Mick Jagger and all them another are here now
They're on their way out to tell the world, the famous James Gang
Don't forget where you got your started, fellas
Because the saint could be meet up, you meet him when you come down, don't forget it)

I have never reached perfection, y'all
But I try
You know, I try
I am sometimes cause affection, y'all
But I try
You know, I try

We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try
We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try

Girl, different strokes for different folks
There are different ways and different days
There are different times for different minds
Different streets, y'all, for different feet

We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try
We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try

Red and white, dress alike
Red and brown, green and yellow, y'all
We're God's bouquet, we're brothers and sisters
We've got to live together, no matter what
We've got to keep on goin', he'll wait
We've got to learn, just what to say
No matter what, the people may say it
We've got to learn to live the right way

We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try
We got to try-high-high
Try-high, gonna try
You know I try

We've got to get-get-get-get goin' we're goin'
We've got to get-get-get-get-get with God
We've got to get-get-get-get-get where we're goin'
We've got to get-get-get-get-get with God

Ooooh-hey-hey-hey-hey-oh, yeh
Ooooh-hey-hey-hey-hey-oh, yeh
Oh, don't ya know? Don't ya know?
Now, don't ya know? Don't ya know, ya know?
You know ya know I know I know you know you know you know I know I know
She know I know I know before she know ya know
You got to know
You got to know, woohoo-o-oo
You know
You know, know, know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Know, know, know- nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-know, know, know
I know, know, know, know
I know, know, know, know
I know, know, know- hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, woohoo-o-oo, hey, God!
Listen! Live a good time
I'm here to blow your mind
With the truth
A long time ago
Oh, when the rock star, the groove came
This feeling brought, it brought me fame
We gotta go- hey, hey, hey
We gotta go- a-hey, hey, hey
We gotta go- hey, hey, hey
We gotta go- a-hey, hey, hey
Yeh-hoo-woo, hey, woo, yeh!