Dr. Dre - Deep Water Lyrics
[Skit: Female voices (Kendrick Lamar)](Where you from nigga?)(Backdrop of man drowning while screaming "Help Me!")Q: What is going on in Compton, I don't understand it?A: Well as it relates to this, this is not in my field as the clerk so anything that relates to this, you'll probably have to get an answer from Dr. Dre[Verse 1: Dr. Dre]I heard you talking about respectI gave you niggas the utmost, all you niggas the utmostWould you look over Picasso's shoulderAnd tell him about his brush strokes?Them opinions, I don't trust thoseI apologize, the city made a nigga so cut-throatEvery hood love me, but it started on one coastCould've stopped in '86 but I knew that you would want moreI'm on the throne in a place some niggas won't goDon't get it *****ed up[Hook: Justus (Kendrick Lamar)]Been away from homeBeen away from homeAll night long(All they wanna know isWhere you from? Where you from?Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)[Verse 2: Dr. Dre]Pst, this is about where I'm fromI think it's time to take these niggas to the deep waterYeah, down in the Pacific (the Pacific)Where them sharks at nigga, down in the deep waterListen, listen, listen, all you niggas swimming in the infoGo ***** around and drown in the specificsAlways going overboard, used to be my kinfolkNow you sleeping with the mother*****in' fishes(Swimming with the mothe*****in' fishes, what the business?)These niggas won't let up until they all wet upDon't get it *****ed upNaw nigga, now everybody wanna visitTryna re-up that prescription... yup, yeah, re-upThat's my nigga, water colors couldn't even paint the pictureIf they don't get the picture, ***** themYeah, drugs by the dozenYou might just wanna go and check the children(You might just wanna check your *****in' children)I'm the one that got they ear, for many yearsI been making parents live in fearI just wanna make it clearMy influence run deep like the oceanDon't get it *****ed up[Hook: Justus (Kendrick Lamar)]Been away from homeBeen away from homeAll night long(All they wanna know isWhere you from? Where you from?Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)[Interlude 1: Anderson .Paak]Feel's like you're drowning, don't you?About a hundred miles down in that oceanIt's over, shoulda never jumped inIf you can't swim (if you can't swim, if you can't swim)Oh my God, where's a life guard when you need one?[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]Mother*****er know I started from the bottom, vodka baby bottleMixin' up with Similac, my momma knew I had a problemWasn't thinking about no rapping, I was drinking for a dollarPutting quarter pieces in the black Caprice and make it hollaNo releasing me, I got the beast in meI gotta holla, keep the decency and make them TNT my productI'm a C-O-M-P-T-O-innovator, energizerInner-city bullet fly 'til that ***** on auto pilot (Shit)I don't give a ***** about your whereaboutsAll I care about is wearing out your areaAnd airing out your upper bodyWhen I catch ya, walking out your parents house(Don't get it *****ed up)Probably got *****ed up tryna park his tour busNot knowing what's whatOr who's who, living in the L.A county zooPick them off like a big dog, mother*****er, woofOnce upon a time, I shot a nigga on accident (boom, boom, boom)I tried to kill him but I guess I needed more practicing (boom, boom, boom)That's when I realized, banging wasn't for everybodySwitch it up before my enemy or the sheriff got meThey liable to bury him, they nominated six to carry himThey worry him to death, but he's no vegetarianThe beef is on his breath, inheriting the drama better thanA great white, nigga this is life in my aquarium(Don't get it *****ed up)[Hook: Justus (Kendrick Lamar)]Been away from homeBeen away from homeAll night long(All they wanna know isWhere you from? Where you from?Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)[Interlude 2: Marsha Ambrosius]This is about where I'm fromI think it's time to take these niggas to the deep waterYeah, down in the PacificWhere them sharks atNigga, down in the deep water[Outro: Anderson .Paak]*Gasps for air* help meFeels like you're drowningI'm drowning*Gasps for air* help meHelp me, help meSomebody help me(Shoulda never jumped inIf you, if you can't swim)Help me *gasps for air*Help me, help me, help meI can't, I can't breatheI can't wait, help(Where's a lifeguard when you need one?)God please, please help me, pleasePlease help me, please help...Please help, please... please...
