Common - I Am Music Lyrics
[Chorus: Jill Scott]Can you speak your words of bedtimeI was just saying to myself the other dayMost of believing the magicianBut you're bewitchingBecause of this I must sayI (I)I (oh I)IAppreciate what you give to meYeah (I)I (oh I)IAppreciate what you give to me[Verse 1: Common]People say I got soul look at all the records I holdThe lives I've affected, connect and controlWith me in your basement, your mama got blownI provide the vibe to keep the strippers on polesThrough me the black experience is glorious toldFrom a school that's old bold, so I rock goldAnd platinum, so cats I hold notes and cash for themOn streets I rap for them, in ghettos I blast for themMash with them, at the party and allPeep the universal language that's embodying allPut the Billie Holiday, Bob Marley in y'allY'all feel most high when I be in y'allSystem, with the rhythm I up jump the boogieShame I rely on record labels to push meSince the bush, I been y'all way to escapeThrough eight-tracks wax CDs and tapesI am music[Chorus][Verse 2]You can feel me all over alive, I help culture survive, I opened the eyes of manyStyles y'all wrote in the skies, with your lows and highs, open your mind to hear meIn the streets I beat cops and obsoleteOn every station it's hot you can't stop my heatI taught J and Dre how to rock the beatOn what's going on today yo, I gots to speakI take the stand, yo you could feel me bamWhether in Larry Graham or Steely DanLive I be killing it manFor how long I survived yo I'm realer than manGot a soft side but I'm sti
