Dj Quik - Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later) lyrics

[Michael Jackson] "could it be I stayed away to long" [Murs] For my supporters and fans, man I know ya'll been waiting Now its finally here and thank you for your patience The worlds gone crazy since the last time we spoke Blood shed in war, the absence of hope Shooting at the school, the economy is a joke Homies on h**ne, homies on coke But can you even blame them when they're only trying to cope, damn! All these rappers want to talk about is guns and dope Don't they realize we all at the end of our rope The future all depends on the power of our quotes The power of our pen, the power of our vote The power of your words, the power of your voice The power of America is the freedom of choice We choose to do nothing, we losing, we're suffering Can it be that its time to do something It's not socialism, it's not communism It's loving each other, realize there's no difference Its positive movement, gradual improvement When no one else does, believe you can do it My heart is a speaker, I bleed this music The beats in my blood, I must transfuse it If it wasn't for this, then I just might lose it, damn! My goddaughters, Nadia, Symon Diana know your fathers' never coming home Claimed by the streets its another war zone Tears in my eyes as I'm writing this song Mommy working two jobs trying to do it on her own No matter where I go or how far I roam Know that I love you, you'll never be alone Damn, you're so grown From the independent hip hop scene Now they talking like how I'm not a hip hop fiend Needle in my arm, can't they see that I'm OD'N? You'll never take the stripes of this triple OG'N I blaze trails, created festival Lost 50Gs on Paid Dues, is that acceptable? What? I'm not down for the cause? Hold on mic, I'mma need a few bars I could've done a Nas and scream hip hop is dead I got up off my a** and I did something instead Signed with the devil spent my scene in the upper level k**ed the beast from within now I'm a born again rebel Trying to save the youth from the way of the gun And if I only save one then my job is done So you can say what you will, but you should judge me none! From my God, from my faith; I move place to place Sometimes I thought if I should die, that be great Drop on the spot man I didn't even care I stopped talking to you, I stopped saying prayers Numb from the liquor and the anti-depressants Pressure from the label, studio stressin' Almost lost my pa**ion to pursue this profession For myself for my soul when I'm out on the road I give so much out to these kids I don't know I thought I lost you with no one to talk to But you're the one that opened up the doors that I walked through I can't fault you only forgive you I'm the only one that seen the pain that you been though The drama the struggle that built all your issues Its all just to make sure they never forget you [Micheal Jackson] "Did I leave your mind when I was gone Its not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at."