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Keep On Trying
The Outsiders Lyrics


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Just keep on trying
And you'll succeed in breaking my heart
Just you keep on lying
And you'll succeed in tearing it apart

Just you keep on, yeh keep on trying
And you've got me, you've got me crying
My resistance is low now girl
'Cause I love you, don't you know now

Just you keep running around
With every man, every man you know now
And you've got me down and out
I'll be crying before you know

Just keep on trying
It won't take time before I lose my mind
Just you keep on lying
I believe every word because you made me blind

Just you keep on, yeh keep on trying
And you've got me, you've got me crying
My resistance is low now girl
'Cause I love you, don't you know now

Just you keep running around
With every man, every man you know now
And you've got me down and out
I'll be crying before you know now

Just you keep on, come on, keep on trying
And you've got me, down on my knees crying
My resistance is low now girl
'Cause I love you, don't you know now

Just you keep running around
With every man, every man you know now
And you've got me down and out
I'll be crying before you know

Overall Meaning

The Outsiders’ Keep on Trying is a song about a man who is unable to resist the love of a woman who keeps breaking his heart. The song begins with the singer asking the woman to continue trying, promising that with time she will succeed in breaking his heart. He goes on to explain the impact of her continuous lying on his heart, how it will eventually tear it apart.


Throughout the song, the singer expresses mixed emotions towards the woman. On the one hand, he is crying because he loves her and his resistance to her is low, but on the other hand, he is frustrated by her running around with every man she knows. He believes every word she says and is blinded by her acts, making it difficult for him to resist her.


Line by Line Meaning

Just keep on trying
The singer is resigned to his fate while addressing his love interest


And you'll succeed in breaking my heart
The singer acknowledges that if the love interest continues to try to be with him, it will result in a broken heart


Just you keep on lying
The love interest's continued dishonesty will destroy the relationship


And you'll succeed in tearing it apart
By continuing to lie, the love interest will break apart the relationship


My resistance is low now girl
The artist is admitting that he is vulnerable to the love interest's actions


'Cause I love you, don't you know now
The singer is expressing his love for the love interest and pleading with her to understand


Just you keep running around
The love interest's infidelity is causing the singer pain and sadness


With every man, every man you know now
The love interest is seeing other men, making the artist feel insecure and distressed


And you've got me down and out
The love interest's behavior is causing the artist to feel defeated and hopeless


I'll be crying before you know
The love interest's actions are causing the artist to cry and feel emotional pain


It won't take time before I lose my mind
The singer feels like he is close to losing his sanity due to the love interest's actions


I believe every word because you made me blind
The love interest has convinced the artist to believe her lies and he is feeling helpless


Just you keep on, come on, keep on trying
The singer is aware that the love interest will keep trying to be with him, despite the consequences


And you've got me, down on my knees crying
The love interest's actions have caused the singer to feel powerless and desperate


And you've got me down and out
The love interest's behavior has caused the singer to feel defeated and hopeless


I'll be crying before you know
The love interest's actions are causing the artist to cry and feel emotional pain




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Comments from YouTube:

Vivienne Upton

Accidentally tapped onto old Outsiders track "I love her still.....". Immediately transported back to the mid 60's. I was a 15 year old, let loose in Amsterdam for the first. With some Dutch kids we used to hang out at a little club called Las Vegas where the Outsiders played regularly, mainly old Stones covers.
And.....I have an original copy of "I love her still.....". Probably hadn't heard it for 50+ years but it was amazing.....the years rolled back!

Adrian Gonzales

Fuckin amazing

Jan Knibbeler

REAL DUTCH LOVE SONG OUT OF SIDERS

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