[Phife Dawg] Went to Carvel to get a milkshake This honey ripped me off for all my loot cakes The car oh yeah there´s money in my jacket Somebody broke into my ride and cold macked it
Yo Tip I tell you man the devil´s tryin´ it But I´m goin´ to stay strong cause I ain´t buyin´ it Tonight I´m taking Sherry out, I don´t have jack to wear You know I gots to look dipped in the fresh new gear Cool I found something so I ironed it I then got caught up on the phone, oh shit, I´m frying it Will someone tell me what did I do to deserve this? I think I´ll, pull out my suit for Sunday service My little brother wants Barney, cool, I´m gettin´ it Took him down to Kay-Bee, they ain´t sellin´ it Here we go with the crying, yo he´s throwing fits My blood pressure´s blowing up, I can´t take the shit
Finally got what he wanted, now he´s good to go Again the ride was smashed, where´s my radio? One time, the car was in the shop I had to borrow see... They had no mercy on the car, Lyor will kill me Where the hell can Nicki be? I´m gonna smack her up I got the tickets for the Knicks and she cold stood me up I need to hit a honey off, Jarobi pass the phone Pulled out my book of hoes, oh yo, Sheila´s home Steady smiling like a mother yo I´m read´ to bone Went down on hon, she´s in the red zone Stressed out more than anyone could ever be Forever tryin´ to clear the samples for my new LP Everybody knows I go to Georgia often Got on the flight and I ended up in Boston With all these trials and tribulations, yo, I´ve been affected
And to top it off, Starks got ejected
[Phife Dawg] Problems, problems, problems Woe is me I´m having problems, problems, problems
[Phife Dawg] Just last week my girl was stressin´ me Now her best friend be undressing me Well I was loving her by the moon ray Now I´m tricking on her like Kinte´ (c´mon) Bought a bag of izm from the smoke shop Walking towards the car, here come the damn cops Now I´m station bound for the Thai sticks I bought it for my man, I don´t believe this shit Coach sat me down from the ball team Cause I was breaking niggas on the inseams Some niggas ´cross town was trying to stick me
All I had was shorts, a dollar fifty Picked up this girl in the hooptie Just because I rhyme she tried to soup me Pay for this, pay for that, loot for nails and hair Who the hell you think I am, Mr. Belvedere? Go and get a bloody job, then can we look cute Even if you give me boots, you´ll never see my loot She wasn´t even all of that, just another hooker So I turned that ass away, quick like Chuckii Booker Sometimes you gotta put the hoes in their friggin´ place Just move from in front me with your batty face!
[Phife Dawg] Problems, problems, problems
Lord knows I´m havin´ problems, problems, problems Jesus Christ I´m havin´ problems, problems, problems Pray for me I´m havin´ problems, problems, problems
Yeah Yeah Just lay down your burdens by the riverside Hah, and you´ll be alright, know what I´m sayin´? Love and peace from Phife for ´93, know what I´m sayin´? Tribe Called Quest, Shaheed and Tip This is how we flip
My man Muhammad in the house, huh [come on, come on]
Zulu Nation in the house, huh [come on, come on] Subroc is in the house, huh [come on, come on] My man Skeff in the house, huh [come on, come on] Jarobi White is in the house, huh [come on, come on] Bob Power in the house, huh [come on, come on] My man Eric in the house, huh [come on, come on] My man Litro in the house, huh [come on, come on]
[Q-Tip] Help me out y´all, help me out now Help me out y´all, help me out now Help me out God, I really need ya Help me out now, I really need ya Help me out y´all, help me out now I´m having problems, help me out now Really need ya, to help me out now Help me out y´all, help me out now
Help me out y´all, help me out now Help me out y´all, help me out now Help me out God, I really need ya Havin problems, help me out now
[Help me, help me, help me, help me, help me, help me Help me, help me, help me, help me, help me, help me..... .....MUHAMMAD!!]