But on detail: in the last line of the bridge, is the last word "cry" or "try"?
You can find both versions, both when it comes to lyrics on the net and actual recordings.
It's a bit hard to hear in Cliff's original recording from the 60's, but I've found som fairly new live versions where he sure seems to sing "cry", e.g. here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgYLq4YLksA
That is also how Joe Cocker sings it (he goes further, singing something like "guess I have to break down and cry").
Both work, of course. "Try" works well with the strife, and pushing on, described in the song overall, while "cry" works as an admission that the singer can't keep it together all the time, and sometimes breaks down.
I love the song.
But on detail: in the last line of the bridge, is the last word "cry" or "try"? You can find both versions, both when it comes to lyrics on the net and actual recordings.
It's a bit hard to hear in Cliff's original recording from the 60's, but I've found som fairly new live versions where he sure seems to sing "cry", e.g. here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgYLq4YLksA
That is also how Joe Cocker sings it (he goes further, singing something like "guess I have to break down and cry").
Both work, of course. "Try" works well with the strife, and pushing on, described in the song overall, while "cry" works as an admission that the singer can't keep it together all the time, and sometimes breaks down.
[Edit: Typo]