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.