Well, I never paid the rent And I never paid no telephone bill And I ain't never had a job And I'm glad and I hope I never will But my mom called yesterday She asked me how I was doin' I said I'm pretty good But I don't know if I'm gonna eat today I don't know if I'm gonna eat today But I'm gonna try... I'm gonna try, try, try... I swear to God, I'm gonna try...
Well, I saw John Fogerty And a beautiful girl at Canters They were lookin' so fine And their lives were so together And me, I couldn't afford a cup of coffee To cure my hangover And ya know, it made me think Lord, it made me think About everything... Made me think that I'm gonna try I'm gonna try, try, try...