Lyrics The Best I Can - Gappy Ranks

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
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