Stressed Out
Stressed Out -A Tribe Called Quest
Lyrics by：Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Dexter Mills/Gary Taylor
Composed by：Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Dexter Mills/Gary Taylor
Faith Evans：
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
When you're face to face with your adversity
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually
Consequence/Q-Tip：
Yo I ain't one to complain but there's things in the game
What's your name
Consequence I'm tight burnt like flames
And why's that
American dreams they got this ghetto kid in a fiend
Don't stress that cause it's not in your bloodstream
Your whole being comes from greatness d'you remember
Shaytan got you caught in the storms of December
And brothers on the block packing nines like September
Crazy situations keeps pockets on slender
Yo I be on the avenue where they be actin brand new
I'm splurging on these Reebok joints for shorty boo
All of a sudden I saw these two kids frontin'
Talking out they joints but they wasn't saying nuttin'
My hand was on my toolie they was actin unruly
Say word yo word up yo I was tight caught up
But I swallowed my pride and let that nonsense ride
Because I'm positive it seems that negative dies
Yo we was at the dice game making these cats look silly
Flamming steady running off at the Willie
I had my cash mixed my rent due with my play-dough
I gotta see some loot so on my girls I blow
Shook them s**ts in my palm let em hit the flo'
Kept my eyeballs scoping for them pigs po-po
I got to go on the ave see my parole by fo'
But I gotta steady freak these boys like JoJo
And I was doing it 'til I met Ike Spike and Mike
One roll they had my pockets thirstier than Sprite
Yo I know the feeling when you feeling like a villain
You be having good thoughts but the evils be revealin'
And the stresses of life can take you off the right path
No doubt
Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff
We gotta hold it down so we can move on past
All adversities so we can get through fast like that
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
When you're face to face with your adversity
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually
Consequence：
You got the N.W.O.
Low cash flow
Your baby's on the way
And you don't know who
And crosstown n***as trying to
Bust at you
Aiyyo they got me stressed out
And you don't know what to do
Phife Dawg：
Dunn-da-lie dunn-da-lo dunn-da-lie dunn-da-lee
Me no look for trouble but trouble done follow me
All I wanted to be was a illa MC
Ever since me was small as a youth out in Queens
What did you mash on de dancehall
All a me
Until my best friend caught two in him head
Right scene
And ever since that day
Ya not hear me
Things been a mess
R.I.P Ghosta Rock true ting God bless
So nowadays I go see wifey just to cure me from stress
Lay my head on her breast
Sugar dumpling knows best
Explaining all my problems to her getting things off my chest
A little hook up squeeze up and no more am I vexed
Ayo son without my peeps I'd be truly assed out
Make sure I have my medication so I wouldn't pass out
Native Tongues for believing in me when everyone was fessing
Most of all Jah Mighty for the guidance and the blessings
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
When you're face to face with your adversity
I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually
Faith Evans：
Come on baby we gon make it
Gonna make it
Come on baby we gon make it
Oh yeah
Come on baby we gon make it
Gonna make it
We gon make it
Gotta make it
Come on baby we gon make it
Gonna make it
We're gonna make it
We're gonna make it
Come on baby we gon make it
We're gonna make it
We're gonna make it
Ohhhhhhh
Come on baby we gon make it
Ohhhhhhh
Come on baby we gon make it
Gonna make it
Come on baby we gon make it
Ohhhhhhh
We gon make it
Ahaowwhwwww
Come on baby we gon make it
Ahahwwww
I know we're gonna make it
We're gonna make it
Come on baby we gon make it
Yeahhhh
We gon make it
Yeahhahhahhhh
Come on baby we gon make it
We're gonna make it
We've gotta make it
I know we're gonna make it
We're gonna make it gonna make it
We gotta make it I know we gonna make it
Gotta make it oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah