Am What I Am lyrics

This is ghetto reality in Texas..

[Hook - 2x]
You see I am what I am, and it is what it is
You`d feel how I feel, if you been where I been
Live what I live, see what I see
So get out my ear, and just let me be

[Paul Wall]
I`m a survivor of the struggle, I lived life hard
Single mama with half a job, I was raised by God
No dad, the only role model I had
Was a ounce of that white powder, in a Ziplock bag
I don`t brag about the struggles, I endured as a child
You don`t know the pain I went through, to create this smile
I got one life to live, know I`m tal`n bout
So I enjoy it, cause I earned everything that I got
They hate what I got, I hear em with they cape talk
They thinking that my life, was a cake walk
I`m a man of principles, I live by my word
So it`s obsurred, when I hear sour words
They gon get what they deserve, but I don`t wish no harm
What goes around comes around, so partna you been warned
In the midst of all the trouble, I still remain calm
Cause sunny days, will follow the storm man, just let me be

[Hook - 2x]

[Poppy]
Somebody questioned, if I got the right to recite what I spit
Cause I`ve never been indicted, or divided a brick
But my life is grit, all types of crisis and shit
I decided to risk it all, to try to slide in the mix
And get what I can get, see I`m fighting negative bars
I knew it wouldn`t be easy, but no one said it be hard
As it is, I mean the evil in the heart of these men
Got me wondering, if I`ll ever see the reward
At the end of the road, it`s kind of hard to remember your goals
When you grow where, not many live to get old
I played the cards that I was given, and never listen to those
Who think different