He Always Tried

He was born a poor man's boy in a One-stop light town He never had much growing up But he promised that he'd make it out Cause he was rich in pride for his family And for the God he always prayed And he always asked if there was anything That he could do to make your day And 'til the day he died he tried, he always tried And 'til the day he died he tried, he always tried Well, he stood taller than the mountains And his heart shined brighter than gold And he was a blazer Before the trail was ever born And all he ever really wanted Was to watch the world shine bright But it was hard when it was always night But oh, he always tried, yeah, he always tried Well, he made it out and moved up to D.C. Where the city man got his way But he was only a small town boy With a dream to make a change And he always fought for the poor man's rights, Yeah, his daddy's always on his mind He said, don't matter if you're black or white, I'll always stand by your side And 'til the day he died he tried, he always tried And 'til the day he died he tried, he always tried Well, he stood taller than the mountains And his heart shined brighter than gold And he was a blazer Before the trail was ever born And all he ever really wanted Was to watch the world shine bright But it was hard when it was always night But oh, he always tried, yeah, he always tried Well, the devil rose up out of New Orleans And tried to drag the working man's name Through the Mississippi Riverbank Yeah, the devil learned quick It's hard to make a scene With a false accusation And a man who's never had nothing but a dream Well, he stood taller than the mountains And his heart shined brighter than gold And he was a blazer Before the trail was ever born And all he ever really wanted Was to watch the world shine bright But it was hard when it was always night But oh, he always tried, yeah, he always tried Oh, he always tried