[Verse 1]
I've been trying
Lord knows that I've been trying
To understand why
Can I be your only man

[Verse 2]
You said you love me
So sincere that I believed you loved me
Yet I can't understand why
Can I be your only man

[Verse 3]
Day after day, you treat me any old way
I wanna go but my heart says no
You act so strange, yet my love still remains
She said "Keep on trying, boy"

[Verse 4]
Keep on trying
Lord knows that I've been tryin'
To understand why
Can I be your only man

[Chorus]
Keep on tryin'
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Keep on tryin'
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 5]
Day after day, you treat me any old way
I wanna go but my heart says no
You act so strange, yet my love still remains
She said "Keep on trying, boy"

[Outro]
Keep on tryin'
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Keep on tryin'
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Keep on tryin' (I've got to keep on trying)
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Lord knows that I've been trying
And I, no, I don't know, no, I don't know