Lil Baby gets candid about the scars love leaves behind on Try To Love, the standout confessional from his surprise compilation THE LEAK$, out on November 5, 2025 via Quality Control Music, and it lands like a voice note you send at 3 a.m., raw and real, questioning why the heart keeps reaching anyway.
Baby’s always mixed that street armor with glimpses of the man underneath, but this track peels it back further. He pours out the ghosts of flings in Chicago and Atlanta that vanished like smoke, hollow promises turning into lessons on self-worth and the grind that numbs the hurt. Over a moody trap beat from producers BabyWave, Wzzptom, and Gabe Lucas—think rumbling 808s and sparse keys that let his flow breathe—it’s got this melodic undercurrent that pulls you in, less aggressive flex and more quiet reflection.
Lines about Percs dulling the pain, telling his mom to quit her job, or building a compound while staying hood hit like therapy bars, bridging his come-up with the weight of real bonds tested by the life. No features here, just him solo, which makes the vulnerability land even harder, echoing the emotional pivot he started on It’s Only Me.
THE LEAK$ isn’t your typical drop; it’s Baby rounding up a dozen leaked snippets from over the years, polished up and officially unleashed as a bridge to whatever’s next. The 17-track set kicks off with heavier hitters like Feels Good with Young Thug, rolls through collabs with Playboi Carti on Let’s Do It and LUCKI on Otha Boy, and closes on a high with 4Ever Slime. Clocking around 40 minutes, it’s all about reclaiming the narrative on those bootleg moments, blending trap anthems with introspective cuts that show his range without overthinking it.
Two months post-drop, Baby’s in beast mode, fresh off headlining Rolling Loud Miami where he ran through classics and new leaks alike, and he’s been teasing more heat on his Wham Wednesdays series. At this point in his run—Grammys in the bag, billions streamed—he’s less chasing validation and more owning the full picture, turning personal slips into fuel that keeps the momentum unbreakable.
X stayed hot through the rollout, fans dissecting the Chicago line as a nod to his G Herbo collabs and clipping the chorus over heartbreak edits, with #TheLeaks still popping in threads about which “leak” hits deepest. If the album was the cleanup, Try To Love feels like the spark for what’s coming.
Dive into the Try To Love lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other THE LEAK$ tracks for more of Lil Baby’s guarded heart.
Lyrics of Try To Love by Lil Baby
[Intro]
Thought I Found Love In Chicago
But She Didn’t Hit Me Back In The Morrow
I Guess All Those Words Were Just Hollow, Just Hollow Words
Thought I Found In Love In Atlanta
Until She Went Ghost Like A Phantom
I Don’t Know Why, I Try To Love, To Love (Yeah)
[Verse]
I Ain’t Settlin’ For Nothing Less, I Know What I’m Worth (I Swear)
Who The F**k Came Up With That Lie, Sayin’ Words Don’t Hurt? (Yeah)
I’m Only Bowin’ Down To The Highest, Ain’t Scared Of Nothin’ On This Earth
I’m From A Life Of Sin, We Gettin’ In And Still Go To Church
Tryna Come From Underneath This Pain, Seem Like The Percs Make It Worse
This Shit A Dirty Game, You Bound To Lose If You Don’t Shoot First
I Told My Mama To Quit Her 9-to-5, I’m Gon’ Make It Work
Me And Brodie Havin’ Real Talks, So Deep That A Tear Drop
He Like, “Look Around, All This Shit We Got, We Used To Would Kill For”
Me And Her Just Got A [Trauma Burden?], I Thought It Was Real Love
No More Livin’ In A Dark Spot I’m Startin’ To Feel Good
Got A Compound In The Suburbs Now, But, Nigga, I’m Still Hood
As Long As I’m Alive, I’m Puttin’ It Down, I Ain’t Never Gon’ Give Up
Make Sure Everything Intact, This Shit Too Big For A Hiccup, Ain’t No [Slip Ups?]
Soon As You Get Out The Plane, [There’s A Greeter?] Waitin’ For You
They Gon’ Take You To My Driver, He Gon’ Bring You To The Spot
Got Security Waitin’ For You, He Gon’ Let You In The House
I’ma Be There In A Minute, I’m Somewhere Knockin’ Money Down
When I Walk In, She Already Ready For Me
I Don’t Care What Time She Gettin’ Up, She Never Asleep
She Don’t Do Too Much, She Understand The Life Of A G
I Appreciate It, That’s Why She Keep The [?], I Let Her Keep My Baby
[Chorus]
Thought I Found Love In Chicago
But She Didn’t Hit Me Back In The Morrow
I Guess All Those Words Were Just Hollow, Just Hollow Words
Thought I Found In Love In Atlanta
Until She Went Ghost Like A Phantom
I Don’t Know Why, I Try To Love, To Love (Yeah)
[Outro]
I Guess All Those Words Were Just Hollow, Just Hollow Words
I Don’t Know Why, I Try To Love, To Love
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