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We Could Make It Easy If We Try
Mighty Sparrow Lyrics


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Respect one another
Learn to live in peace together
Demonstrating we could make it
By doing the things we′ve been doing together so long
Things hard but we don't have to spoil one another reputation
Gone away, blabbing your mouth like you mad
The lies you tell, like you really hate Trinidad

After all these years united, politicians come with lies
Exciting people, dividing people with mischief and mamguay
But we could make it, we could make it, you and I
We could make it easy if we try

Side by side, we grow up
Sharing laughter, sharing tears
Through the good times, even the bad times
We come out and support one another all the way
Look how we celebrate the same religious and public holiday
Of course, we have disagreements that we must face
But that doesn′t mean politicians must bring up race

It's too much hate and racial tension
Too much politics of spite
Tell your leaders, preachers and teachers
That rhetoric have to die
'Cause we could make it we could make it, you and I
We could make it easy, easy if we try.

We had the same schooling
Basically we had same housing
We called other "Neighbour, neighbour!"
Racism never entered our hearts before
Now all of a sudden like both ah we fighting civil war
Where did you learn to treat me with such disregard?
And when did you learn Douglarisation is so bad?

Those who fan the flames of hatred
They themselves, they don′t know why
If you let them people succeed, they go put water in we eye
I say we could make it, we could make it, you and I
We could make it easy, if we try

Racism is poison
For the advocators, there′s no pardon
To have friends and neighbours become total strangers
And calling each other names to cause injury
We allowing them damn politicians to divide and rule, we
To abide politics of hate is suicide
When peaceful coexistence is tested and tried

You say you facing persecution?
"No freedom" you jump and cry
Now with Canadian immigration, deportation
Back home you have to die
And we could make it, we could make it, you and I
We could make it easy, if we try

We could make it, we could make it, you and I, baby

Afro, Indo-Trinidadian
We are one, there's no deny
Tell them I tell you, no Dougla have to bow their head and be shy
′Cause we could make it, we could make it, you and I
We could make it easy, if we try

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mighty Sparrow's "We Could Make It Easy If We Try" speak about unity and peaceful coexistence among the people of Trinidad and Tobago. He urges everyone to respect one another and learn to live in peace together. Despite the challenges and disagreements that may arise, Sparrow emphasizes that they should not let politicians bring up race, hate, and division. He emphasizes that they have come out and supported one another through the good times and the bad times, sharing laughter and tears. Sparrow highlights that racism is poison and that allowing politicians to divide and rule is suicide. He ends by saying that they are one people, regardless of their Afro or Indo background, and that they could make it easy if they try.


Line by Line Meaning

Respect one another
We should treat each other with respect.


Learn to live in peace together
We need to learn to coexist peacefully.


Demonstrating we could make it
We can show that we can succeed.


By doing the things we've been doing together so long
We can succeed by continuing to work together as we have been doing for a long time.


Things hard but we don't have to spoil one another reputation
We will face challenges, but we should not attack each other's reputations.


Gone away, blabbing your mouth like you mad
When people spread lies and hate, it destroys our ability to come together.


The lies you tell, like you really hate Trinidad
When people spread lies and hate, it can appear as though they don't love their own country.


After all these years united, politicians come with lies
Despite our history of unity, politicians sometimes use lies to divide us.


Exciting people, dividing people with mischief and mamaguay
Politicians try to excite and divide people with false information and deceitful tactics.


But we could make it, we could make it, you and I
Despite these challenges, we can still succeed if we work together.


Side by side, we grow up
We have grown up alongside each other.


Sharing laughter, sharing tears
We have shared good times and hard times together.


Through the good times, even the bad times
We have been there for each other during all times, good and bad.


We come out and support one another all the way
We support each other throughout all of our endeavors.


Look how we celebrate the same religious and public holiday
We share many of the same traditions and celebrate together.


Of course, we have disagreements that we must face
We have disputes that we need to deal with.


But that doesn't mean politicians must bring up race
We should not let politicians use race as a tool to divide us.


It's too much hate and racial tension
There is too much animosity and division based on race.


Too much politics of spite
There is too much political maneuvering based on spite.


Tell your leaders, preachers and teachers
We need to inform our leaders, religious figures, and educators.


That rhetoric have to die
We need to put an end to the harmful rhetoric that divides us.


We had the same schooling
We received the same education.


Basically we had same housing
We lived in similar housing situations.


We called other "Neighbour, neighbour!"
We referred to each other as 'Neighbor.'


Racism never entered our hearts before
We did not harbor any racism in the past.


Now all of a sudden like both ah we fighting civil war
We are now seemingly fighting each other like in a civil war.


Where did you learn to treat me with such disregard?
Why have you started to disrespect me?


And when did you learn Douglarisation is so bad?
When did you start believing that it's bad to have mixed heritage?


Those who fan the flames of hatred
Those who spread hate and division.


They themselves, they don't know why
They may not understand why they are spreading hate.


If you let them people succeed, they go put water in we eye
If we allow these people to succeed, they will cause us harm.


Racism is poison
Racism can be toxic and harmful.


For the advocators, there's no pardon
There is no excuse for advocating for racist beliefs.


To have friends and neighbours become total strangers
It's harmful when people who were once friends and neighbors become estranged from each other.


And calling each other names to cause injury
Name-calling and insults are hurtful and only cause further division.


We allowing them damn politicians to divide and rule, we
We are allowing politicians to divide and rule over us.


To abide politics of hate is suicide
Allowing hate to dominate our politics will lead to our downfall.


When peaceful coexistence is tested and tried
We have shown that peaceful coexistence is possible and we need to continue to strive for it.


You say you facing persecution?
Are you claiming to be persecuted?


"No freedom" you jump and cry
You are the one who is crying about a lack of freedom.


Now with Canadian immigration, deportation
With the possibility of being deported from Canada,


Back home you have to die
You may face death when you return home.


Afro, Indo-Trinidadian
Referring to people of African and Indian descent in Trinidad.


We are one, there's no deny
We are all one people.


Tell them I tell you, no Dougla have to bow their head and be shy
Mixed-race people do not have to feel ashamed or inferior.


'Cause we could make it, we could make it, you and I
Together, we can succeed.


We could make it easy, if we try
We can achieve success if we work towards it.


We could make it, we could make it, you and I, baby
We can achieve success together.




Writer(s): Slinger Francisco

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Brooklyn Six

Respect, Peace, and Harmony! The Mighty Sparrow and his 1991 hit!

Exodus Pessoa

Great Song Great Message

The KING of ANDROSICA

A song America needs today!

mIkeY j

There won't be another like Birdie again, the might sparrow is king

Romeo Marley

@Miles Ty instablaster :)

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Riyadh Rafique

This is a song for every nation under dictatorship. A song where democracy is under siege. This is an a message for every politician- Prime Minister, President, Senator, Alderman- stop the foolishness. Dont only tell the public what they want to hear, and then on the the first day on the job, to the day you resign from office, you have your own agenda!!!!

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