Not Enough To Try

from The Rhythm And The Rhyme by Boss Caine

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Not enough to try

You went to the cupboard but the cupboard was bare
It was plentiful once but now there’s nothing there
Working harder than ever before
Don’t ask for much, don’t want much more
Only want what you’re entitled to
For all the hours hard work that you do
The work you do to get you by
These days, it’s not enough to try

They take and take and then they take some more
Then like a friend come knocking on your door
But only to take away things you own
To feed their greed they’ll pick your bones
There’s just no way you can trust the man
He’ll stick it to you any way he can
Behind your back he’ll bleed you dry
These days, it’s just not enough to try

You kiss goodbye to all your hopes and dreams
Forget who you are and what it means
To feel at peace with the world, your mind at ease
Spent too damn long down on your knees
There’s just no way to make ends meet
When they’ve got you where they want you, got you in defeat
Your head in your hands you begin to cry
These days, it’s just not enough to try

There’s nobody coming to save the day
No bright future in sight further down the way
No change to the way that things are now
No answers to your questions, no one mopping your brow
But when you’ve got hungry mouths to feed
There’s no other choice but to succeed
You must stand up and testify that
In times of hardship all you can do is try

You keep the faith when that’s all you have
And share it with the ones you love
To give them strength when they’re feeling weak
And you learn to turn the other cheek
You can still stand tall and proud with your head held high
And know that you did your best til the day you die
You’ve got to learn to crawl to walk long before you can fly
And you won’t get off your knees, you’ll never get off your knees unless you got to try

Help a brother, help a sister out
Help a brother, help a sister, don’t you let them go without

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from The Rhythm And The Rhyme, released October 16, 2012
Written by Daniel Lucas

Daniel Lucas: Vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Paddy Berry: Double bass
Sam Forrest (Nine Black Alps/Sorry Kisses): Backing vocals

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