The Best I Can

mad ting, bad ting
yeah, pelpa you know?
real Gappy Ranks, Raff Raff

I was born in a city weh di government no pity bout di poor man & him sufferation.
money a di faith, money a di religion & a dat alone poor people die from.
tell you i was born in a system that lock away mi history & told me every right & wrong.
cant calculate interpretation, wanna be like di ancient ones, so i got too.
read up my books like Garvey did & fight di fight like Mandela.
i & i had a dream like Luther king & everyone was together.
there's only one blood & it beats through my heart, its redder than redder.
I'm trying to be the best i can.

& now I'm dedicated, educated
so exited, I'm motivated,
minds going places, its going places.

same ting happening, slavery happening.
listen up & keep your eyes open.
stand firm don't run away from.
mi a tell you seh fi tough like iron.
& its no right Babylon come inna you yard, mash up everything weh you build.
& then dem expect di people fi chill while they manufacture dem poison pill.
poor people shop don't have no money inna till.
a gun shot, its a ghetto youth get kill.
di road block, whole heap a blood get spill.
its time to sharpen my skill.
so mi a just, read up my books like Garvey did & fight di fight like Mandela.
i & i had a dream like Luther king & everyone was together.
there's only one blood & it beats through my heart, its redder than redder.
I'm trying to be the best i can.

& now I'm dedicated, educated
so exited, I'm motivated,
minds going places, its going places.

hold it. mi just a hold it.
mi still have my soul i never sold it.
& nuff time di pressure of life just get me down down down.
i don't want to be selfish & blow mi own a trumpet.
& if i have a bad habit mi dump it.
when problems arise without notice there so need to search like a tourist.
pelpa just, read up my books like Garvey did & fight di fight like Mandela.
i & i had a dream like Luther king & everyone was together.
there's only one blood & it beats through my heart, its redder than redder.
I'm trying to be the best i can.

I'm trying to be the best i can.
I'm trying to be the best i can.