Well I was born and raised in the ghetto Where you know the life is not a bed of roses I´ve got to work all day, uh-huu And still I can get no pay Just because I´m black Well I know it is a fact That is a poor mans story It never end in glory De inledande raderna i »Poor man« på Ranking Dreads debutalbum »Girls Fiesta« från 1978 sammanfattar ganska väl både var han kom ifrån och hur det skulle sluta