Baby I Tried |
LyricsI left my shift this morning and I ain't going backBack down into the ground where the sun don't shine I wiped the blackness from my eyes And I watched the new sun rise I won't spend another day down in that mine. I won't work another day down in that mine Oh baby I tried I tried to live this life for you And maybe I lied But I think that you did too This is more than just some change of heart Something in me died Now I can't be the man I promised you I'd be... But baby I tried. Now I know your roots run deep down in this coal scarred town Six generations of miners and their wives Who watched their own dreams fade to black Like this dust all down my back Just trying to give their children better lives Oh I want to give our children better lives. Oh baby I tried I tried to live this life for you And maybe I lied But if I did I never knew I'm sorry if this breaks your heart But something in me died Now I can't lead the life I promised you I'd lead But baby I tried. Now everything we love he's lying there fast asleep With his hand me down dreams and his worn out pants If we leave there's no guarantee Of how his life will be But if we stay I know he hasn't got a chance If we don't go I know he hasn't got a chance Oh baby I tried I tried to live this life for you And maybe I lied But I think that you did too This is more than just some change of heart Something in me died Now I can't be the man I promised you I'd be... But baby I tried. Repeat |
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| Lyric Credits: Scott Jeffrey |
| Music Credits: Scott Jeffrey, Al Biela |
| Producer Credits: Al Biela |
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| Performance Credits: Scott Jeffrey, Al Biela |
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| Song Length: 5:21 |
| Primary Genre: Folk-Rock |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Country |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Miner |
| Subject Matter 2: Girlfriend, Wife |
| Similar Artist 1: John Denver |
| Similar Artist 2: Harry Chapin |