Lyrics

I'll show 'em this time, you know that I can
Don't you want to live with a tryin' man
I'll provide for you, keep cash in a can
Do the runaround, give you everything I can
I do what I can to make you understand
I'm a hand-made, man-made stand-up man
I'm tryin' man, I'm tryin' man — I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin'

I keep on pushin' this rock up the hill
Sirens wailin', I got no time to kill
I make my livin' anyway I can

If I die before my time, I better be havin' a good time
If I die before my time, don't wanna go on cryin', don't wanna feel like dyin'

I'm a certified motherfuckin' pain in the ass
Like a problem child in the back of the class
Been a lonely boy, been a whippin' boy
Been a you say, "Jump", and I say, "How high?" boy

I get in and out of trouble just as fast as I can
I'm all alone in the dark with my dick in my hand
I'm tryin' man, I'm tryin' man — I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin'

Red lights flashin', train's coming fast
I got my good leg caught in the tracks
I know you'll never find a better man

If I die before my time, I better be havin' a good time
If I die before my time, I wanna go out tryin', don't wanna feel like dyin'

Well, here comes the part where you don't know what to do, who's gonna get you through
Well, you know who — it ain't the government, or your girlfriend, or the drugs, or your dog, or the candyman
Jump on up out of the fire to the fryin' pan, be a perfect date, or Superman
I'm tryin' man, I'm tryin' man — I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm

If I die before my time, I better be havin' a good time
If I die before my time, I better be having the time — of my life
If I'm not tryin', I might be dyin'

Appearances

• On the album Slowly But Shirley.