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I've Been Trying
The Impressions
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[Verse 1]
I've been trying
Lord knows that I've been trying
To understand why
Can't I be your only man
[Verse 2]
You said you loved me
So sincere
That I'll believe that you loved me
Yet I can't understand why
Can't I be your only man
[Verse 3]
But day after day
You treat me any old way
I wanna go, but my heart says no
You act so strange
But my love still remains
It says, "Keep on trying, boy"
She's gonna change
[Verse 4]
I've been trying
Lord knows that I've been trying
To understand why
Can't I be your only man
[Verse 5]
Keep on trying
Woo-ooh
Keep on trying
Woo-ooh
Keep on trying
Woo-ooh
Keep on trying
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