Can I Live - T-Bone

Why can’t yall leave me alone 
Man seem like everybody be judging me 
Talking behind my back, faking the smiles then hugging me 
Pointing fingers hating jealous of my success praying for my downfall 
Can’t handle me being blessed, naw 
You’d rather see me at the bottom of the totem poll 
Scraping for dollars, on the edge bout to lose control 
Back on the corner still living in tha projects 
Still struggling down and out wit no prophets 
Still driving through the hood in a bucket 
I’m bout bringing my people over like I’m Harriet Tubman 
Been through the fire like Kanye West 
Beat the odds now I’m on shuffles and ipods 
See most of yall could never reach stature 
Cuz half of you gangsta rappers is gangsta actors 
And backstabbers yall got the game backwards 
But Bone and Darkchild make hits like linebackers 

Chorus 
Can I live 
If you wanna be in my shoes then get in 
You can talk the talk 
But ain’t lived the life I live 
So can I live, that’s the question, can I…(2x) 

I shed blood sweat and tears 
Been on this grind for years 
I’m at the top of the charts, no respect from peers 
I could be the franchise still I’m chastised, spreading ya lies 
Need to recognize there’s two sides, my whole life been the underdog 
Against the odds back still against the wall 
Fighting to represent in the ring for God 
Consciously making records for a different cause 
This crab game keep pulling me down, but like Ron Artest been known to rebound 
And like Roy Jones I’m pound for pound spitting a different kind of message over platinum sounds 
Can I, get some love and a little respect 
Can I, rock ya world without giving ya sex 
Can I, live in peace man I paid my dues 
You’ll never know where I been until ya walked in my shoes 

I’m in it for the long hall 
Committed to the end like John Paul 
I’m trying to make a change, throw stones if I’m wrong 
If you can do it better, then by all means, shoot for the stars 
But stop crushing all of my life’s dreams, and let me fulfill my destiny and purpose 
Quit trying to make me feel no good and worthless 
This life is all a playa got to give, so back up and give me room to breath can I live