Can It Be [Half A Million Dollars And 18 Months Later]-Murs

[00:01.51]It's been two years man [00:03.57] [00:05.29]Of of of waitin' man [00:10.81](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [00:13.15]From my supporters and my fans [00:14.33]Man I know y'all been waitin' [00:15.42]Now it's finally here and thank you for your patience [00:18.13]The world's gone crazy since we last spoke [00:20.80]Bloodshed and war the absence of hope [00:23.26]Shootin' at the school economy's a joke [00:25.94]Homies on ******* homies on coke [00:28.44]But can you even blame 'em [00:29.75]When they only tryin' to cope damn [00:31.29](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [00:33.78]All these rappers wanna talk about is guns and **** [00:35.97]Don't they realize we all at the end of our rope [00:38.62]The future all depends in the power of our quotes [00:41.27]The power of a pen the power of a vote [00:43.78]The power of your words the power of your voice [00:46.37]The power of America's the freedom of choice [00:49.00]We choose to do nothin' we lose and we sufferin' [00:51.60](Can it be ) [00:52.65]That it's time to do somethin' [00:54.42]It's not socialism it's not communism [00:56.17] [00:56.74]It's lovin' each other realize there's no difference [00:59.44]It's positive movement gradual improvement [01:02.04]When no one else does believe you can do it [01:04.52]My heart is a speaker I bleed this music [01:07.13]The beat's in my blood I must transfuse it [01:09.76]If it wasn't for this yeah I just might lose it damn [01:12.68](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [01:15.16]My goddaughters Nadia Simone [01:17.49]Diana know when not our father's ever comin' home [01:20.08]Claim by the streets with them other war zone [01:22.66]Tears in my eyes as I'm writin' this song [01:25.22]Mommy workin' two jobs tryin' to do it on her own [01:27.81]No matter where I go or how far I roam [01:30.40]Know that I love and you'll never be alone [01:32.97](Can it be ) [01:34.08]Damn y'all so grown [01:36.03]And a and a wise man told me man like [01:37.81](You don't have to worry 'cause I'm coming) [01:39.31]Life is like a table full of like glasses of water [01:41.76](Back to where I should have always stayed) [01:43.47]And your job is to keep 'em all full [01:45.37]You know what I'm sayin' [01:46.60]So everyone's happy [01:47.28](And now I've heard the maybe to your story) [01:47.95]But at the same time [01:49.77]You gotta keep your pitcher full of water [01:51.40]So you could fill everybody else up [01:52.74](And it's enough love for me to stay) [01:54.18]And it's like damn [01:55.15] [01:56.52](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [01:59.18]From the independent hip hop scene [02:01.26]Now they talkin' like how I'm not a hip hop fiend [02:03.99]Needle in my arm can't they see I'm O D 'in [02:06.58]You'll never take the strife from this triple O G in [02:09.08]I blaze trails created festivals [02:11.90]Lost fifty G's on paid dues is that acceptable [02:14.72]What I'm not down for the cause [02:16.88](Can it be ) [02:18.02]Hold on Mike I'ma need a few bars [02:19.56]I could've done the Nas and scream hip hop is dead [02:22.09]I got up off my ass and I did somethin' instead [02:24.01] [02:24.67]Signed with the devil brought the scene up a level [02:27.15]Killed the beast from within I'm a born again rebel [02:29.78]Tryin' to save the youth from the way of the gun [02:32.27]And if I only save one then my job is done [02:34.71]So you can say what you will but you should judge me none [02:37.49](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [02:40.22]From my God from my faith as I move place to place [02:42.61]Times I thought if I could just die it'd be great [02:45.32]Drop on the spot man I didn't even care [02:47.79]I stopped talkin' to you I stopped sayin' prayers [02:50.35]Numb from the liquor and the antidepressants [02:52.86]Pressure from the label studio stressin' [02:55.71]Almost lost my passion to pursue this profession [02:58.13](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [03:00.85]From myself from my soul when I'm out on the road [03:03.31]I give so much shout to these kids I don't know [03:06.24]I thought I lost you with no one to talk to [03:08.45]But you're the one that open up these doors that I walk through [03:10.94] [03:11.51]I can't fault you only forgive you [03:13.64]I'm the only one that seen the pain that you been through [03:15.79] [03:16.45]The drama the struggle that built all your issues [03:18.85](Can it be I stayed away too long ) [03:21.53]The drama the struggle that built all these issues [03:23.98]Is all just to make sure they never forget you [03:26.49]Did I leave your mind when I was gone [03:29.51] [03:32.02]It's not my thing trying to get back [03:37.00]But this time let me tell you where I'm at