Can I live? Yeah, it's me
Huh, I know y 'all seen me
I'm the one with the rings
and them 22 inch chromes spinnin'
A of y 'all wanna judge me
Head braided up, hands saggin'
Y 'all just tryna live, live,
Why can't y 'all leave me alone?
faking their smiles and hugging me
Pointing fingers, hating,
Praying for my damn fall,
can't handle me being blessed
at the bottom of the totem pole
Scraping for dollars on the edge,
still living in the projects
Still driving through the
I'm bout bringing my people over
Been through the fire like Kanye West
now on my shuffles and iPods
Cause half of you gangsta rappers
Buffoon and Darkchild make hit
but don't live the life I live
That's my question, can I I live?
but don't live it like I live
I shed blood, sweat, an d tears
Been on this grind for years
I'm at the top of the charts,
I could be the franchise,
need to recognize there's two sides
My whole life been the underdog
Back still against the wall
Fighting to represent, hinder,
Consciously making records
This crab game keep pulling me down
Spittin' a different kind of message
Can I get some love and a little respect?
You'll never know where I've been
until you walked in my shoes
If you wanna be in my shoes, then yeah
but don't ask the life I live
If you wanna be in my shoes, then yeah
but don't live the life I live
Yeah, I'm in it for the long haul
Committed to the end like John Paul
throw stones if I'm wrong
but stop crushing all my lifestreams
And let me fulfill my destiny and purpose
Why you tryna make me feel
This life is all the playa got to give
So back up, get me boom to breathe
If you wanna be in my shoes
but don't live the life I live
If you wanna be in my shoes
but don't live the life I live
It's so hard y just trying to be me
I'm just trying to give back
so y don't know what I've
I feel by myself in this world
Just trying to make a change
to make a difference in all your lives
