If I Was Your Mic (Live Version)

Lyrics

[Intro] [Chorus] Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me [Verse 1] What's going on hundreds of people stare on my direction There are a few others who I resemble in my section The house lights dim then I am placed under a spotlight The others disappear as if my name was Bill Cartwright Amongst chatter I hear footsteps headed toward me Oh my god there is a wack emcee headed for me To the wire I'm connected so I'm unable to exit Escape is impossible oh no he's got me In a choke hold somebody make him put me back Why me black I scream frantically causing feedback The crowd reacts with ruckus then him and his crew touch us There has to be away to escape from his sweaty clutches I'm loosing it slowly becoming suicidal 'Cause of his weak recidale crowds become homicidal Now I'm trapped here, wondering why the others didn't warn me I could've avoided this wack nigga spittin' on me [Pre-Chorus] Microphone respect, one, two, one, two Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do? Say microphone respect, two, one, two, one Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son? Yo, microphone respect, one, two, one, two Say, without a microphone, what you gonna do? Yo, microphone respect, two, one, two, one Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son? [Chorus] Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me [Verse 2] Some people get cocky once they realise that they got to me Anyone can turn me on but not everybody can rock me Perpitrating dopeness your presentations sloppy Too much for you to handle so suckers often drop me In this line of work I get around more than a little bit Hearing idiots trying to read rhymes when they're illiterate Don't know who to fuck with and this foam don't protect shit Drowning in saliva now I feel infested Saturated in wackness, y'all abusing your friend Don't be mad mad when they sad you can never use me again I know I'm not perfect and at times unreliable But I'm the only reason why your voice is recognizable Don't wanna blow me so now you're smackin' my head How 'bout you quit yelling and try rappin' instead I miss being embraced now I'm greet with a strangle When will they realize I'm to be praised, not mangled [Pre-Chorus] Microphone respect, one, two, one, two Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do? Say microphone respect, two, one, two, one Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son? Say, microphone respect, one, two, one, two Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do? Say, microphone respect, two, one, two, one Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son? [Chorus] Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me Say, if I was your M-I-C Do you think you could treat me properly? Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me [Outro]