Keep Failing, Keep Trying

Daddy left laundry on the line when we went out tonight

Trying to call the rain down from the sky

And Mama’s been staying home. Says it’s too hot to roam

And I’ve been waiting too long. Or maybe I’m right on time

I keep failing, but I keep trying

It’s better than laying down and dying

I keep failing, but Lord, I’m trying

It’s better than laying down and dying

The neighbors sold the family farm. No foul, no harm

They got the kinda offer you can’t refuse

With no more rows to plow they moved on into town

No more waiting on those heavy clouds to take away their blues

I keep failing, but I keep trying

It’s better than laying down and dying

I keep failing, but Lord, I’m trying

It’s better than laying down and dying