try a little harder

watch your brain as it dries away

bringin' new life on some people today-ay

i've tried so hard to keep from crying' so-oo

i've tried to tell myself to let you go

see you sittin' on your throne now

tell me baby

what you see

yeah. anybody of the people

oh oh. oh tellin' lies about me-ee

watch the sun as it rises kind of slow

shining on the people now

letting it know

there's gonna come a time now when?

when i've tried

and you see how all your friends now baby

all of the lies

try a little harder

make a smile

try a little harder

all-ll the while

try a little harder

bring a sunny day. yeah

try a little harder to come my way-ay-ay

ohhh as soon rises the starshine

is gonna come a cloudy day-ay

ohhh and the rain that you make now

gonna wash me away-ay

try a little harder

make a smile

try a little harder

all-ll the while

try a little harder

bring a sunny day. yeah

yeah

try a little harder to come my way-ay-ay

yeah baby

would you try a little harder