[00:00.00]Stressed Out -A Tribe Called Quest[00:02.691]Lyrics by:Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Dexter Mills/Gary Taylor[00:05.382]Composed by:Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Dexter Mills/Gary Taylor[00:08.73]Faith Evans:[00:10.765]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[00:16.78]When you're face to face with your adversity[00:21.224]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[00:26.414]We're gonna make this thing work out eventually[00:30.599]Consequence/Q-Tip:[00:31.815]Yo I ain't one to complain but there's things in the game[00:34.368]What's your name[00:35.167]Consequence I'm tight burnt like flames[00:36.851]And why's that[00:37.667]American dreams they got this ghetto kid in a fiend[00:40.203]Don't stress that cause it's not in your bloodstream[00:42.344]Your whole being comes from greatness d'you remember[00:45.173]Shaytan got you caught in the storms of December[00:47.605]And brothers on the block packing nines like September[00:50.392]Crazy situations keeps pockets on slender[00:52.596]Yo I be on the avenue where they be actin brand new[00:55.464]I'm splurging on these Reebok joints for shorty boo[00:58.37]All of a sudden I saw these two kids frontin'[01:00.881]Talking out they joints but they wasn't saying nuttin'[01:03.226]My hand was on my toolie they was actin unruly[01:05.834]Say word yo word up yo I was tight caught up[01:08.314]But I swallowed my pride and let that nonsense ride[01:11.202]Because I'm positive it seems that negative dies[01:13.506]Yo we was at the dice game making these cats look silly[01:16.392]Flamming steady running off at the Willie[01:18.971]I had my cash mixed my rent due with my play-dough[01:21.630]I gotta see some loot so on my girls I blow[01:24.30]Shook them shit s in my palm let em hit the flo'[01:26.608]Kept my eyeballs scoping for them pigs po-po[01:29.140]I got to go on the ave see my parole by fo'[01:31.854]But I gotta steady freak these boys like JoJo[01:34.303]And I was doing it 'til I met Ike Spike and Mike[01:37.69]One roll they had my pockets thirstier than Sprite[01:39.693]Yo I know the feeling when you feeling like a villain[01:42.293]You be having good thoughts but the evils be revealin'[01:44.978]And the stresses of life can take you off the right path[01:47.596]No doubt[01:47.954]Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff[01:50.212]We gotta hold it down so we can move on past[01:52.704]All adversities so we can get through fast like that[01:55.637]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[02:00.463]When you're face to face with your adversity[02:05.561]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[02:10.783]We're gonna make this thing work out eventually[02:15.115]Consequence:[02:16.117]You got the N.W.O.[02:18.16]Low cash flow[02:18.966]Your baby's on the way[02:20.186]And you don't know who[02:21.650]And crosstown nigga s trying to[02:23.124]Bust at you[02:23.997]Aiyyo they got me stressed out[02:25.339]And you don't know what to do[02:26.534]Phife Dawg:[02:26.671]Dunn-da-lie dunn-da-lo dunn-da-lie dunn-da-lee[02:29.501]Me no look for trouble but trouble done follow me[02:32.58]All I wanted to be was a illa MC[02:34.891]Ever since me was small as a youth out in Queens[02:37.166]What did you mash on de dancehall[02:39.65]All a me[02:39.685]Until my best friend caught two in him head[02:41.649]Right scene[02:42.546]And ever since that day[02:43.550]Ya not hear me[02:44.240]Things been a mess[02:45.300]R.I.P Ghosta Rock true ting God bless[02:47.419]So nowadays I go see wifey just to cure me from stress[02:50.178]Lay my head on her breast[02:51.533]Sugar dumpling knows best[02:52.823]Explaining all my problems to her getting things off my chest[02:55.312]A little hook up squeeze up and no more am I vexed[02:57.932]Ayo son without my peeps I'd be truly assed out[03:00.419]Make sure I have my medication so I wouldn't pass out[03:03.174]Native Tongues for believing in me when everyone was fessing[03:05.874]Most of all Jah Mighty for the guidance and the blessings[03:08.578]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[03:13.629]When you're face to face with your adversity[03:18.637]I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out[03:23.891]We're gonna make this thing work out eventually[03:28.195]Faith Evans:[03:29.619]Come on baby we gon make it[03:31.854]Gonna make it[03:32.485]Come on baby we gon make it[03:34.229]Oh yeah[03:34.874]Come on baby we gon make it[03:36.904]Gonna make it[03:38.176]We gon make it[03:39.593]Gotta make it[03:40.304]Come on baby we gon make it[03:42.79]Gonna make it[03:43.39]We're gonna make it[03:44.672]We're gonna make it[03:45.690]Come on baby we gon make it[03:47.137]We're gonna make it[03:48.276]We're gonna make it[03:49.869]Ohhhhhhh[03:50.604]Come on baby we gon make it[03:52.604]Ohhhhhhh[03:53.191]Come on baby we gon make it[03:55.140]Gonna make it[03:56.140]Come on baby we gon make it[03:57.693]Ohhhhhhh[03:59.124]We gon make it[03:59.920]Ahaowwhwwww[04:01.44]Come on baby we gon make it[04:02.952]Ahahwwww[04:03.313]I know we're gonna make it[04:05.216]We're gonna make it[04:06.584]Come on baby we gon make it[04:08.884]Yeahhhh[04:09.652]We gon make it[04:10.815]Yeahhahhahhhh[04:11.574]Come on baby we gon make it[04:14.402]We're gonna make it[04:17.20]We've gotta make it[04:19.253]I know we're gonna make it[04:22.180]We're gonna make it gonna make it[04:27.644]We gotta make it I know we gonna make it[04:33.708]Gotta make it oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah