I've been tryin' Lord knows that I've been tryin' To understand why girl Can I be your older man You said you'd love me So sincere that I believed you loved me Yet I can't understand why girl Can I be your older man Day after day Treats me the same old way I wanna go but my heart, says no She acts so strange But my love will still remain You gotta keep on tryin' boy She's gonna change I've been tryin' Lord knows that I've been tryin' To understand why girl Can I be your older man Keep on tryin' Oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh Keep on tryin' Oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh Keep on tryin' c'mon now Oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh