The Best I Can - Gappy Ranks

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

Can’t 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