I'm trying hard to understand I'm trying hard to do the things it takes to be a man Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be I'm trying hard to understand "and to know just who I am" I'm trying hard to get a break or just to give a damn I'm trying hard to get away "but I always seem to stay" I'm trying hard to understand a fucking word you say Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Somebody help me I' in this mess and I'm slipping away I'm trying hard to understand "but I don't know if I can" I'm trying hard to make the best of this mess I'm in Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'dbe Life's slipping away from me I can't hold on I can't belive it Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Somebody help me I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away I'm trying hard to understand