Let Me Live

Let me live, let me live

Let me live, let me liveY'all niggas really know me from the stories I tell

(Tell)

From the lifestyle I lead and the records I sell

(Sell)Caught up in situations detrimental to me

And I been through every one for the world to see

That time is always movin', situations do change

And few don't always work out just the way that we planStill stand necessary, be my friend and my foe

Either love me or you hate me, that's how the game goes

If it's wrong to be respected never ever say die

Remain strong, never neglect to spread my wings and flyLike you I been through struggles so much stress on my brain

Actin' out my life on stages and still had to maintain

Question my every decision, my intentions were good

Twist the story all around and make me misunderstood

Imagine that, no privacy but that's the price of this fame

Under attack, my destiny to be a soldier through rainI flow, I flow like water, like water

And my desire like fire, like fire

I'm kickin' up dirt from the earth, the earth

Imaginin' I'm the wind, redeliverin' from deeper withinI flow, I flow like water, like water

And my desire like fire, like fire

I'm kickin' up dirt from the earth, the earth

Imaginin' I'm the wind, redeliverin' from deeper withinLet me live, live, let me live

In, in inside, inside intelligence

Say it, say it, say it what you gotta say

Always ask and you will be amazedLet me live, live, let me live

In, in inside, inside intelligence

Say it, say it, say it what you gotta say

Always ask and you will be amazedJust to make it in this world and go against all odds

Come from the gritty in the city to a superstar

Number one hit consistently for ten long years

Put my soul in every project my blood, sweat and my tearsY'all know my status, Left Eye, the baddest

Underestimate, don't hate it, I keep it lavish

But it don't mean nothin' if I can't find peace of mind

Packin' all distractions away, leave 'em behindSay goodbye, part-time small crimes and felonies

A new beginnin', I'm winnin', envision' the breeze

I'm dressed in all white linen and fallin' to my knees

Thankful for all that's been given, I'm livin' with easeTropical trees, ninety degrees please

Do like the birds and the bees and start a family

So reminisce on every line that I wrote

Know that I never will surrender and it's truth that I spokeI flow, I flow like water, like water

And my desire like fire, like fire

I'm kickin' up dirt from the earth, the earth

Imaginin' I'm the wind, redeliverin' from deeper withinLet me live, live, let me live

In in inside, inside intelligence

Say it, say it, say it what you gotta say

Always ask and you will be amazedLet me live, live, let me live

Let me love, love, let me love

Let me learn, learn, let me learn

Let me laugh, laugh, let me laughLet me see, see, let me see

Let me sing, sing, let me sing

Let me smile, smile, let me smile

Let me ask, ask, let me askLet me live, let me live

Let me live, let me live