Trying To Be The Best I Can

[Intro]
[Violin sings
Long and low]
[Fingerpicked guitar eases in beneath]
[Verse 1]
I ain’t much for pretty speeches
Words get tangled on my tongue
But I’m up before that bitter sunrise
Chasing down the man I ain’t yet become
You see the part of me that’s hiding
Under all this worn-out skin
You say “breathe
You’re still worth fighting”
So I keep trying again and again (mm)
[Chorus]
I’m just trying to be the best I can for you
Stumbling forward
But I’m pulling through
Every scar
Every fear I walk into
I’m just trying to be the best I can for you
(for you, for you)
[Verse 2]
I get quiet when I’m hurting
Turn my back
Shut the door
But you’re there
Pacing in the hallway
Bare feet on that creaking floor
You don’t ask for some perfection
Just an honest
Steady hand
So I’m learning how to listen
Learning how to stay and stand (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m just trying to be the best I can for you
Breaking habits that I once called truth
Every doubt
Every lie I sift through
I’m just trying to be the best I can for you
(for you, for you)
[Bridge]
Some days I slip
I slide
I fall
Hear that old voice say “you’ll lose it all”
Then I feel your fingers lacing mine
And it steadies my spine
[Chorus]
I’m just trying to be the best I can for you
Not a hero
Just a man who grew
If it takes my whole life to break through
I’ll keep trying to be the best I can for you
(best I can for you, yeah)
[Outro]
[Violin returns
Echoing the chorus melody]
Deep breath
Soft laugh
“I’m still here with you”

rock, Slow-burn country rock ballad, male vocals. Strong, regal solo violin intro over sustained organ, then easing into intimate fingerpicked electric guitar with a deep, close-mic’d vocal that’s almost spoken. Verses stay low and conversational over minimal rhythm section, then drums and warm bass slide in to lift the chorus. Subtle slide guitar swells and stacked low harmonies build tension; final chorus blooms with wider reverb and a gritty, emotional ad-lib tail-out., strong, violin, vocal, deep, country rock