Jay-Z - Can I Live Lyrics
Verse 1: jay-zYeah, ya'll niggas finished yo?Ya'll niggas finished?Got your little radio, play your little videos huh?You finished nigga, huh, huh, huh?Ya'll finished, can i live? huh, can i live?Yo, yo, yo i blacks out, i pulls da mack outScream what's that about, then i clap outI get my fly on, and my drop on, due to write onDon't even hate on those who hate me, i got pac onFeelin it, feelin it, chickens are ice grillin itCops pullin it over, jigga react militantSpeed offOfficer told me "turn the beat off"I truned it a level higherThe return of the devil's fireI'm raised different, react in situations niggas lay stiff inRookies blame it on the age differenceMy subliminal flows create criminal o'sSing along if you with me, till the end of the roadI'm cynical, when in the view of the public and this is becauseI'm defensive i'm in of these viewsThe percentage of those who don't understandIs higher than the percentage who doCheck yourself, what percentage is you?, can i live?Chorus: jay-zFor all my niggas with the all white air force onesAnd black guns stack ones yo, can i live?For all my chicks, *****es, ho's stand bull legged like a bull dogYou nah mean, uh, can i live?To all the c-low champs, two green dice and one redStop the bank and roll head ya'll, can i live?To all my niggas who drink hennesey straightCop mix tapes, and sell weight niggasVerse 2: jay-zI got the feds sendin me letters cause i'm schoolin the youthBut they can't lock me down cause my tool is the truthYeah i sold drugs for a livin, that's a given, why is it?Why don't ya'll try to visit the neighborhoods i live inMy mind been through hell, my neighborhood is crime centralCops look you up more than try to defend youI push you to the limit when i'm needin the wealthAnd all i see is life's cycle just repeatin itselfRan into shorty boppin down the ave, on the way to glock his magnumHe proceeded to show me a block of slab and said..Memphis bleek:Ayo there's money out there i've just got to haveWhen i catch up to these fiends, i'ma knock em on they assNot to brag, sometimes i look at my life and laughHow i think about school and it taught me not to grabWhen i back out, let one out, let the barrel turnHolla at you faggots that it's block to burnThat credit, you dead it, i know heads getting annoyinKnew all about a dope fiend before beaten down new goingsFlippin boyin, using the right cutOne thing that's *****ed up is bad dope that i can't pumpThis slab gotta re-up and re-bagBlend it in with the raw, bubblin fast, cop moreOnce i get it, i got it, i lock itNobody pop shitSellin twenty's on my block ***** on some black top shitWhat you want nigga?, what you want nigga?What you want, what you want nigga? can i live?Chorus: jay-zTo all my niggas that hold coke in they bubble coatTryin to win with the construction timbs yo, can i live?Ayo, esse, all my chicks that strip, boozeGo to the store with the dobbie pins still inAll my chicks with the credit card scamsTwo kids, one job, and no manAll my chicks getting that washroom set with they welfare checkAll my niggas rockin them fitted caps tryin to get in this rap, nah mean?All my cats with open cases, big cars and no licensesI like that shit, i see ya'llAll my niggas that say pause after they say some *****ed up shitRock on, jigga shit, roc-a-fella forever, yo,
