I Am Music Common (Ft. Jill Scott)

[Hook: Jill Scott]
Candy sweet, your words of bedtime
I was just saying to myself the other day
Most don't believe in the magician, but you're bewitching
Because of this I must say
I (I) I (oh I)
I, appreciate what you give to me, yeah
(I) I (oh I)
I, appreciate what you give to me, yeah

[Verse 1: Common]
People say I got soul, look at all the records I hold
The lives I've affected, connect and control
With me in your basement your mama got blowed
I provide the vibe to keep the strippers on poles
Through me the black experience is glorious told
From a school that's old, bold, so I rock gold
And platinum, some cats I hold notes and cash for them
On streets I rap with them, in ghettos I blast for them
Mash with them, at the party and all
Be the universal language that's embodying all
Put the Billie Holiday, Bob Marley in y'all
Y'all feel most high, when I be in y'all
System, with the rhythm I up jump the boogie
Shame I rely on record labels to push me
Since the bush, I been y'all way to escape
Through eight-tracks, wax, CD's and tapes
I am music