A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed Out Lyrics
Intro/chorus: faith evansI really know how it feels to be, stressed out, stressed outWhen youre face to face with your adversityI really know how it feels to be, stressed out, stressed outWere gonna make this thing work out eventuallyVerse one: consequence, q-tipYo I aint one to complain but theres things in the game(whats your name? ) consequence, Im tight, burnt like flames(and whys that? ) american dreams, they got this ghetto kid in a fiendDont stress that cause its not in your bloodstreamYour whole being, comes from greatness, dyou rememberShatan got you caught in the storms of decemberAnd brothers on the block packin nines like septemberCrazy situations keeps pockets on slenderYo I be on the avenue where they be actin brand newIm splurgin on these reebok joints for shorty booAll of a sudden, I saw these two kids frontinTalkin out they joints but they wasnt sayin nuttinMy hand was on my toolie they was actin unruly(say word) yo word up, yo I was tight caught upBut I swallowed my pride and let that nonsense rideBecause Im positive it seems that negative diesYo we was at the dice game makin these cats look sillyFlamin, steady runnin off at the willieI had my cash mixed, my rent due, with my play-doughI gotta see some loot so all my girls I blowShook them shits in my palm let em hit the floKept my eyeballs scopin for them pigs po-poI got to go on the ave see my parole by foBut I gotta steady freak these boys like jojoAnd I was doin it, til I met ike, spike, and mikeOne roll, they had my pockets thirstier than spriteYo I know the feelin, when you feelin like a villainYou be havin good thoughts but the evils be revealinAnd the stresses of life can take you off the right path (no doubt)Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staffWe gotta hold it down so we can move on pastAll adversities, so we can get through fast, like thatChorusVerse two: consequenceYou got the n.w.o. (low cash flow)Your babys on the way (and you dont know who)And crosstown niggaz tryin to (bust at you)Aiyyo they got me stressed out (and you dont know what to do)So frame this kodak black, and vision to my contactWith a poultry scrap, workers get pistol smackedThe switch hittin queens, niggaz liquid sword spittinWith raw poppy, and now your first love is krillYour vision of the mil got crept like hey loverTried to rise to the top, you just couldnt recoverAnd all I want is my laceration of the pieTo get this whip cream before the water runs dryNiggaz flashdancin yo I dont know whyYoure sick of snitchin, she got you cruisin to the pokeyLike smokey, the stress be tryin to squeeze out a homeyWhile I be tryin to get star status like shinobiSo we can build a dynasty, just like the tobysAnd all I want, is the world to know my steezThese money hungry niggaz is seven thirtyAnd got me stressed out like these frog mcsChorusOutro: faith evansDont worry we gon make it (gonna make it)Dont worry we gon make it (oh yeah)Dont worry we gon make it (gonna make it)We gon make it (gotta make it)Dont worry we gon make it (gotta make it)Were gonna make it (we gotta make it)Dont worry we gon make it (we gonna make it)We gonna make it (ohhhhhhh)Dont worry we gon make it (ohhhhhhh)Dont worry we gon make it (gonna make it)Dont worry we gon make it (ohhhhhhh)We gon make it (ahaowwhwwww)Dont worry we gon make it (ahahwwww)I know we gonna make it (were gonna make it)Cmon baby we gon make it (yeahhhh)We gon make it (yeahhahhahhhh)Dont worry we gon make it (were gonna make it)Weve gotta make it (weve gotta make it)Weve gotta make it (oh yeah)Know were gonna make itWere gonna make it, gonna make it, we gotta make it, know we gonna make it...
