Doing What I Can

Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné Founder of Lucy Pearl Is setting up to release his first solo album of his career Instant Vintage (Very athletic man) Great musician He's got this Gospeldelic soul You think of the word Gospeldelic You only think of one person Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq I'm only trying to be the best that I can But I don't (don't) understand, I'm just doing what I can The life of Raphael Saadiq has been one of quiet struggle As the product of a large family with roots In Louisiana, Mississippi, and Chicago Saadiq would be the only child born in Oakland Where an unfortunate string of mishaps Would eventually take the lives of three brothers and a sister Your life and my life is not so predictable Me and you gotta know which way we wanna go My life has been an up and down struggle But now today, I know which way I gotta go Go, go (I'm just doing what I can) what I can, yeah (I'm just doing what I can) what I can (I'm just doing what I can) I'm just doing what I can Ooh, I'm just doing (oh my, oh my) (I'm just doing what I can) what I can) (Doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) I'm just doing what I can I'm just doing it (oh why, why?) (I'm just doing what I can) what I can (doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) I'm just doing it (oh why? Oh, why?) Oh, why, why? Oh why, why? What I can y'all (doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) I'm just doing what- I'm just doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it- What I can y'all (doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) I'm just doing (oh my, oh my) Oh why, why? Oh why, why? (I'm just doing what I can) (Doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) Ooh, I'm just doing what I can (I'm just doing it) (Oh why? Oh why?) I'm just doing what I can (doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it) Why, why? Raphael's an ancient future brother Unconventional (I want unconventional) Doing it his way And doing it well Gospeldelic Instant Vintage Instant Vintage