Gotta be strong sometimes Days get long sometimes It all feels wrong sometimes But I keep moving on Yeah, I keep moving on Even when I know Through the ups and the downs and all around You know (I, I try) When things fall apart and times hard You know (I, I try) And I keep coming up to the top I won't stop (I, I try) ♪ I try Dreams come true and we get through Life gets real, we breeze through That's December but it seems like June That's just God playing peekaboo And if you want something that you never had You gotta do something that you never have Life balance is easing challenges And it's hard sometimes, but it's never bad (no, uh) This is the moment I'm supposed to have I have come too far, I'm not going back I lost it for a while, but the flow is back Love, peace, and joy, I am growing that And people keep testing me (uh-huh) But the old me's dead, yeah rest in peace And now I've got the recipe I didn't get all my goals but I did get my destiny Through the ups and the downs and all around You know (I, I try) When things fall apart and times hard You know (I, I try) And I keep coming up to the top I won't stop (I, I try) ♪ I, I try ♪ I, I try Sometimes life gets hard But I keep doing my part My love is an ocean (ocean) I gotta keep it in motion And I don't always make it Sometimes I am faking But love is what I steer toward 'Cause that's what I'm here for Through the ups and the downs and all around You know (I, I try) When things fall apart and times hard You know (I, I try) And I keep coming up to the top I won't stop (I, I try) I, I try I won't stop, no I won't stop, I'll keep trying I try I won't stop, I won't stop, I'll keep trying I won't stop, I won't stop, I'll keep trying I try