Rush - Best I Can Lyrics






I've got a livin' that's rough, a future that's tough
You know what I mean
Blankers and boasters, all the bluffers and posers
I'm not into that scene

[Bridge:]
You can tell me that I got no class
Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last
Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll
Leave me alone, let me rock and roll

[Chorus:]
Got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk
I'm funny that way
Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far
But I'll try anyway

I just like to please, I don't like to tease
I'm easy like that
Don't like long rests, I must confess
I'm an impatient cat

[Bridge]

[x2]
I do the best that I can
I'm just what I am
I do the best I can
Well, I know what I am

[Chorus]

Rock and rollin's a scream, makin' millions my dream
Well, I do that a lot
I'll just give it a try, won't let good times pass me by
They're all I've got





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  1. B.... B....

    The mighty rush always doing the best they can.

  2. C.... Y....

    Yep.. one of their best Lps..

  3. a.... m....

    solo...omg

  4. S.... W....

    No not Christian song but it is. Because he does the best he can like Christians do the best we can

  5. S.... W....

    Honorable Kim North Korea leader song. He does the best he can. See I'm your friend in Jesus North Korea. come on lets win many souls to Jesus North Korea! I have faith for Miricles North Korea!

  6. j.... z....

    I've got a livin' that's rough, a future that's tough
    You know what I mean
    Blankers and boasters, all the bluffers and posers
    I'm not into that scene
    You can tell me that I got no class
    Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last
    Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll
    Leave me alone, let me rock and roll
    Got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk
    I'm funny that way
    Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far
    But I'll try anyway
    I just like to please, don't like to tease
    I'm easy like that
    Don't like long rests, I must confess
    I'm an impatient cat
    I do the best that I can
    I'm just what I am
    I do the best I can
    Well, I know what I am
    Rock and rollin's a scream, makin' millions my dream
    Well, I do that a lot
    I'll just give it a try, won't let good times pass me by
    They're all I've got

  7. a.... b....

    So glad that Rush made it through the tough early years. Now all this great music is ours forever!

  8. t.... j....

    sassy fiesty hot guitar here my goodness slow that axe down sir before you bust this place apart into splinters

  9. g.... 4....

    The amps were awsome Getty belted out tunes the band was was terrific. Floor seating a friend pushed me to the front
    Amazing concert with April Wine.

  10. F.... p....

    This is one of the few Rush songs written only by Geddy Lee. He really did do the best he could with this song. Love it!

  11. G.... M....

    I got this CD for 99 cents at a thrift store....Yaay!

  12. S.... ....

    I'm actually pretty glad that this song never saw the popularity that it deserves, because it inevitably would've ended up being overplayed all to hell by every crap rock radio station in North America. I heard Tom Sawyer back to back three times once, I can't listen to it anymore.

  13. P.... C....

    The first album that got me into rush thanks danny for suggesting it

  14. t.... ....

    I love my cousins across the big lake...They rock. Thank-you youtube for being the best way-back machine thus far.

  15. g.... 4....

    It was a great concert. 👍

  16. g.... 4....

    RUSH ROCKS 🎸. This was a greay concert.

  17. B.... ....

    Love that double bass and cymbal choke. I do that on my DM-10X, sounds so cool.

  18. A.... K....

    I've got a livin' that's rough, a future that's tough
    You know what I mean
    Blankers and boasters, all the bluffers and posers
    I'm not into that scene

    [Bridge:]
    You can tell me that I got no class
    Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last
    Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll
    Leave me alone, let me rock and roll

    [Chorus:]
    Got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk
    I'm funny that way
    Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far
    But I'll try anyway

    I just like to please, I don't like to tease
    I'm easy like that
    Don't like long rests, I must confess
    I'm an impatient cat

    [Bridge]

    [x2]
    I do the best that I can
    I'm just what I am
    I do the best I can
    Well, I know what I am

    [Chorus]

    Rock and rollin's a scream, makin' millions my dream
    Well, I do that a lot
    I'll just give it a try, won't let good times pass me by
    They're all I've got

  19. H.... F....

    Alex Lifeson! Has he ever played a bum guitar solo?... not in my life time.

  20. r.... ....

    Neil!!!!

  21. F.... ....

    This reminds me of KISS

  22. J.... ....

    Has a trademark Peart fill this song,one he used in his drum solos throughout the years.

  23. J.... ....

    A real gem this record,even the album artwork is awesome.

  24. D.... G....

    Great song !!!!

  25. L.... A....

    I do the best I can

  26. K.... B....

    rush didnt make a lot of "riff" songs like this, but this is a damn good one.

  27. N.... A....

    Sorry kids but this song was originally penned with the late great John Rutsey! John was also a great drummer who helped catapult this trio into the limelight. Love Rush now, but gotta love John Rutsey too! For he wasn’t even named posthumously for induction into R&R Hall Of Fame.

  28. g.... 4....

    Alex is a guitar WIZARD. 🎸 He made that guitar do it man.

  29. M.... V....

    Very aggressive, love it!

  30. g.... 4....

    Turn this up! Great album every track ROCKS 🎸 🎸.

  31. J.... G....

    I turned 55 recently, This song reminds me of that long haired kid that used to be me.

    J.... G....

    JR G me too.... rock on

    J.... G....

    I'm 62 and bought this when it came out. Good times back then....

    J.... G....

    That's the funniest thing I heard all day .so true ...

    J.... G....

    56 here. They were my no. 1 favorite band when I graduated in 1981. (Moving Pictures) was 81 .This album was 1972 and still my favorite. 2112. That is my top 3 RUSH albums

    J.... G....

    I apolopgige 1975 was the Fly By Night album

  32. g.... 4....

    They can hold their OWN WITH ANYBODY N BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!! 🎸 ALEX

  33. D.... D....

    Let me rock and roll

  34. g.... 4....

    RoCkN Canadiens! Neil Pert kickc it. Alex RoCKn the guitar aith Getty. Man Getty belt out the vocals either side of the pond. Great show.👍 👍

  35. A.... F....

    Alex lifeson's guitar tone is always so we'll suited on every album. this one especially

  36. J.... S....

    I figured it out!

    Neil Peart = Keith Moon on steroids

    J.... S....

    @Joel Williams Um, when did Peart try to be like Bonham? I think someone like Michael Derosier, who mimicked Bonham's style and even Bonham's kit setup, is much closer to your description.

    J.... S....

    @Thompsongs 2 completely different styles. I think I had waaaaay too many Monsters the moment I typed that last message. They are both my favorite drummers of all time. I very often mention them in the same sentence. But Bonzo is unequaled in every way!!!

    J.... S....

    No disrespect to Keith moon but Neal Peart is a better drummer

    J.... S....

    boopoopies are you kidding Keith is way more original. Neal is a technician and is very predictable!

    J.... S....

    Joel Williams I would disagree mister.

  37. m.... f....

    raw RUSH.. dudes were balls out on this album.. Lifeson .. monster..

    m.... f....

    Saw them front row Neil did a drum solo before they played it seemed he threw his stocks 20 ft. In the air put on a show all himself then the band blew the fans away. Your right dude they Kicked Azz.

    m.... f....

    Typo sticks

  38. g.... 4....

    some friends and i went to see them live got floir seats and got the show of a lifetime. the amps incrediable.

    g.... 4....

    The harsh Truth is they are both extremely talented drummers!!!!!!!!

  39. M.... T....

    Awesome song !

  40. S.... H....

    Neil at 2:44 choking a crash while hammering on the double bass; love it!

  41. c.... e....

    Awesome

  42. R.... p....

    neil peart yes i d'ont  need said anymore

  43. S.... Z....

    this song helped me straighten out my life. didn't work til a year ago.....i will always attribute to Rush!!!!

  44. C.... ....

    my fave album

  45. C.... ....

    This album was so good that I cannot understand why it did not have much commercial success.

    C.... ....

    well, it wasn't all obscurity, in Canada at least. It did make the Top 10 in Canada in its peak on the charts and it even won the band a Juno award for the most promising group of the year in 1975. It also remains their earliest album to receive Platinum status in both Canada and the U.S., so that's something for it, more than you can say for Caress Of Steel at least.

    C.... ....

    They were still more of an up and coming "regional" band, with good traction around the Great Lakes and upper mid-west by this point, but still working more in the capacity of a "minor act" (i.e. spending most of their touring opening up for better known ones). Sales on this one were by no means disheartening, given the stage they were at--it would be "Caress" that made the record label go "Hrrrrmmmm" and get worried they weren't going to get over, sales-wise.

    C.... ....

    @0Jakksy0 Hey. Caress of steel is still a good album 😂

  46. J.... ....

    This song freakin' rocks!

  47. T.... F....

    Alex Lifeson @ his best IMHO love his earlier rawk guitar playing before he heard Andy Summers..

    T.... F....

    But it still worked out well for Lifeson.Rush were never afraid to broaden their musical horizon.

    T.... F....

    Alex Lifeson before he heard Andy Summers----I know exactly what you mean, Bats.

    T.... F....

    @DAGDRUM5 well, thanks. Some ppl look at me like i'm from another planet when i suggest that!

    T.... F....

    Lifeson's work on the first album, for example, was the best he ever did because his leads actually went places. They start at one point and tell a story (or sing a song of their own) before they arrive at a logical conclusion quantum leaps from where they began. No one else I've heard plays like that, even Alex stopped doing it as time went on. In his own lead breaks Summers explored a unique sparseness using an effect as a wash not unlike keyboardists droning in key in the background to fatten a song's sound. Other guitar players would overuse those same stomp boxes Summers employed, and often sound cheesy doing so. Andy made an art form out of cheap effects. On the other hand Lifeson was an old school workhorse whose individual picked notes ran circles around Andy. I like both Rush and The Police but when Lifeson played real leads, his trio was second to none.

    T.... F....

    Neil was a big Police "mark" in the early days too.

  48. B.... C....

    A brilliant and very overlooked track...

  49. D.... L....

    I prefer the early RUSH albums like this one.  They rock the most!

    D.... L....

    YEs of course the riffs kick ass here, what about Free Will?  Or even the absolute most def song for cuddling, Rivendell?  On a Sunday morning with the sun coming in...Come on!

    D.... L....

    Many groups sound more raw and have a stronger sound when younger and poorer.

    D.... L....

    Absolutely. Check out The Wipers "Is this Real" if you get off to this. Total highlight psych up for dealing with types the dig rules over results.

    D.... L....

    @freepressright check out The Wipers "Is This Real" whilevyou're at it.

    D.... L....

    shawn Oneil Pink Floyd is the perfect counter exemple

  50. b.... ....

    Neil Peart's Keith Moon influence for sure, it's very obvious! 

    b.... ....

    bassmanjoe Keith couldnt hold vin's joey.must ball soon tjo...the

  51. J.... W....

    awesome track from rock legends rush. canada's best rock band. and i do the best i can for my family and friends. #rusharerockgods  

  52. B.... D....

    I always thought Kiss or Thin Lizzy could have done an awesome cover of this song.

    B.... D....

    +Cody Stegemueller fk no we all rush lifeson...acdc fk em

    B.... D....

    Thin Lizzy's Jail break sounds sort of Rush-like

    B.... D....

    Thin Lizzy fer sure!

    B.... D....

    @ James Gilliam: & "The Cowboy Song!"

    B.... D....

    Gene Simmons would probably struggle with this bassline

  53. M.... R....

    Probably the weakest song on FBN but I still kind of like it. Of course the drumming is still great.

    M.... R....

    Definitely not the weakest track

    M.... R....

    Only on that album.

    M.... R....

    Just a matter of opinion. It’s one of my favorites.

    M.... R....

    There's no weak track on this album

  54. H.... Y....

    Re Poddish mistaken lyrics. The first time I heard this I thought: Did he say "Ive got to eat sh*t to rock"?

    H.... Y....

    +Hey8ers_gonna_hate Yammers haha, awesome xD This pretty much sums how music business works

  55. R.... C....

    It's Fockfull!!!! I LIKE IT!!!!!

  56. A.... ....

    MAXIMUM ROCK BABY!!!

  57. J.... S....

    Canadian Zeppelin, Man!

    J.... S....

    You mean Zeppelin is the American Rush :P

    J.... S....

    Greg MacLean The Zep weren’t from America, mate

    J.... S....

    OldGregg shows what I know!

    J.... S....

    Jake Swider they were inspired in led zeppelin but i think they are very different

    J.... S....

    Prog led zeppelin :p

  58. N.... S....

    Best album from Rush for 1975

    N.... S....

    +rozback Caress of Steel bro

    N.... S....

    rozback
    The very VERY best RUSH album with an owl on the cover.

    N.... S....

    Norfolk Southern Lehigh Valley Railfan. Caress of Steel came out this year as well homie!!

  59. T.... ....

    Start an Internet Radio Station with this software:
    H t t p : / / h e a r I t . t k    (Relmove Spaces).

  60. f.... ....

    Love Alex's guitar sound on this album. I always thought his playing sounded more like Gorham and Robertson from Thin Lizzy than Page.

  61. M.... O....

    heard they named this after a really long 16" dump Geddy Lee took

    M.... O....

    bangem andleavem show me your proof

  62. W.... R....

    I like to listen to this song after getting bogged down in divisive politics and politically correct bullshit. Just leave me alone and lemme rock'n roll, y'know?

  63. m.... ....

    Finally inducted into R&R Hall of Fame. But they had to get Madonna in there first and other greats ..NOT How do they justify that??

    m.... ....

    and rappers? in the ROCK N ROLL HoF????? smh

  64. J.... B....

    One of the ultimate (yet overlooked) "fuck the haters" anthems of rock 'n' roll!

  65. E.... L....

    one of my most cherished records! What a great album.

  66. b.... ....

    the one person who disliked did the worst the can.

  67. K.... k....

    It s all cowbell in one stave around 1 min. Peartish! :)

  68. H.... ....

    Needs more Cow Bell!.

  69. S.... C....

    First generation fan here. Saw them 5 times prior to /80. They were great back then, 2112, RUSH Fly By Night...no other band like them, NONE!!!

  70. m.... d....

    iF U WATCH the Song Remains The Same it was the same in july 1973 @ MSG , too. Now, U hav 2 stand at least 20 ft away.

  71. r.... ....

    I am a second generation Rush Fan, graduated from HS in 1984. First album i bought was Moving pictures, and first show was the Signals tour. Love everything they have ever done. Viva La Rush!!

  72. b.... ....

    I miss Neil's drum style back in those days, he had such a great drum sound back then. Loved the Keith Moon influence on this one.

  73. Z.... R....

    Especially when they're real. We know Rush is.

  74. B.... ....

    best rush song an Buffalo rocks bro

  75. A.... A....

    1 person can kiss my arse!

  76. J.... L....

    HEADLONG FLIGHT: the Rush Marathon continues. Maybe not exactly the Best they can, but just you wait!!!!

  77. J.... W....

    This song makes me Happy !

  78. j.... ....

    Great damn song.....& yes, Alex's solo is outstanding!

  79. M.... ....

    agreed.

  80. E.... ....

    Alex is on fire when the solo comes. No one plays guitar like him.

    E.... ....

    He kicks ASS in Red Barchetta!!!

  81. r.... ....

    think about this, peter criss is the only drummer in hstory who had to follow niel onstage every night for two years. no wonder he went goofy!

    r.... ....

    I read an interview with Gene that RUSH is proof that less is more(KISS) is better.I think he was proved wrong.

    r.... ....

    @Joe Strickland K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple Stupid

  82. J.... L....

    Incredibly technical song!!! Incredible RUSH!!

  83. p.... y....

    haha nah brother

  84. r.... ....

    Rush would not be the same without geddy nor neil peart or alex, they are uniqe

  85. w.... ....

    @Smutt518 Awe come on ....Ace rocks !

  86. N.... G....

    @whitewitchoz Thin Lizzy, UFO, Anthrax...yes. Kiss...nah.

  87. M.... A....

    fuck yea!!! 2112 forever

  88. t.... ....

    Oh man, I haven't heard this in so long... thanks so much for posting!

  89. K.... V....

    Leave me alone and let me ROCK and ROLL!!!!

  90. j.... ....

    @ProZo17 Well, every album is different, so the only thing you lose is possibly their youthful energy which they've actually seem to have retained a bit.

  91. j.... ....

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS LIKE FIVE-SIX MINUTES... (this is when I listened to it on my iPod.) Oh well, it still fucking rocks.

  92. w.... ....

    The style of this song sounds like Thin Lizzy or Kiss could have done a killer cover.

  93. P.... ....

    @AwesomeAndReal I wish I could have been growing up when this band was new. I'm 13 so I live with idiots that don't know what talent is.

    P.... ....

    Still live with idiots who don't know what talent is?

  94. C.... ....

    @StoneyMcJuicyBuds your mom wont be home tonight, because u said that comment!!

  95. D.... P....

    @StoneyMcJuicyBuds you suck ass

  96. R.... S....

    @StoneyMcJuicyBuds I hate you.

  97. e.... ....

    @StoneyMcJuicyBuds Uggg...tiresome...

  98. k.... ....

    RUSH>>>BEST!!!!