I'm trying hard to understand
I'm trying hard to do the things it takes to be a manLife's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd be
Life's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd beI'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
Life's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd be
(The way I thought it'd be)Somebody help me
I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away
Somebody help me
I'm in this mess and I'm slipping awayI'm trying hard to understand
But I don't know if I can
I'm trying hard to make the best
Out of this mess I'm inLife's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd be
Life's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd be
Life's slipping away from me
I can't hold on
I can't believe it
Life's slipping away from me
It's not the way I thought it'd beSomebody help me
I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away
Somebody help me
I'm in this mess and I'm slipping awayI'm trying hard to understand