Murs - Can It Be (Half A Million Dollars And 18 Months Later) lyrics

[Murs:] It's been two years, man Of, of, of waitin' Man [Michael Jackson:] "Can it be I stayed away too long" [Murs:] From my supporters and my fans, man, I know y'all been waitin' Now it's finally here and Thank you for your patience The world's gone crazy Since we last spoke Bloodshed and war The absence of hope Shootin' after school Economy's a joke Homies on h**ne Homies on coke But can you even blame 'em when they only tryin' to cope (Damn) "Can it be I stayed away too long" All these rappers wanna 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 a pen The power of a vote The power of your words The power of your voice The power of America's the freedom of choice We choose to do nothin' We lose and we sufferin' "Can it be" That it's time to do somethin' It's not socialism It's not communism It's lovin' each other, realize there's no difference It's positive movement Gradual improvement When no one else does Believe you can do it My heart is a speaker I bleed this music The beat's in my blood I must transfuse it If it wasn't for this Yeah, I just might lose it (Damn) "Can it be I stayed away too long" My god daughters Nadia, Simone Diana know when not, our father's ever comin' home Claim by the streets with them other warzone Tears in my eyes as I'm writin' this song Mommy workin' two jobs, tryin' to do it on her own No matter where I go Or how far I roam Know that I love and you'll never be alone "Can it be" Damn, y'all so grown [Murs:] And a, and a wise man told me, man, like ("You don't have to worry cause I'm coming") Life is like a table Full of like gla**es of water ("Back to where I should have always stayed") And your job is to keep 'em all full You know what I'm sayin' So everyone's happy ("And now, I've heard the maybe to your story") But At the same time, you gotta keep your pitcher full of water So you could fill everybody else up ("And it's enough love") And it's like ("For me to stay") Damn! "Can it be I stayed away too long" [Murs:] From the independent hip hop scene Now they talkin' like How I'm not a hip hop fiend Needle in my arm, can't they see I'm O.D.'in You'll never take the strife from this triple O.G. in I blaze trails Created festivals Lost fifty G's on Paid Dues, is that acceptable What? I'm not down for the cause "Can it be" (Hold on, Mike) I'm a need a few bars I could've done the Nas and scream, "Hip Hop Is Dead" I got up off my a** and I did somethin' instead Signed with the devil, brought the scene up a level k**ed the beast from within, I'm a born again rebel Tryin' 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 "Can it be I stayed away too long" From my God, from my faith, as I move place to place Times I thought, "If I could just die, it'd be great" Drop on the spot, man, I didn't even care I stopped talkin' to you, I stopped sayin' prayers Numb from the liquor and the anti-depressants Pressure from the label, studio stressin' Almost lost my pa**ion to persue this profession "Can it be I stayed away too long" From myself, from my soul, when I'm out on the road I give so much shout to these kids, I don't know I thought I lost you, with no one to talk to But you're the one that open up these doors that I walk through I can't fault you, only forgive you I'm the only one that seen the pain that you been through The drama, the struggle that built all your issues "Can it be I stayed away too long" [Murs:] The drama, the struggle, that built all these issues Is all just to make sure they never forget you [Michael Jackson:] "Did I leave your mind when I was gone It's not my thing trying to get back But this time, let me tell you where I'm at"