8 Million Stories

[Verse 1: 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 gonna stay strong 'cause I ain't buyin' it Tonight, I'm takin' Sherry out, I don't have jack to wear You know I gots to look dipped in the fresh new gear Cool, I found somethin', so I ironed it I then got caught up on the phone, oh, shit, I'm fryin' 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 KB, they ain't sellin' it Here we go with the cryin', yo, he's throwin' fits My blood pressure's blowin' 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, my 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 smilin' like a mother, yo, I'm read' to bone Went down on hun, 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 [Chorus: Phife Dawg & Q-Tip] Problems (Help me out now) Problems (Help me out, y'all) Problems (Help me out now) (Help me out, y'all) Woe is me, I'm havin' problems (Help me out, y'all) Problems (Help me out now) Problems (Help me out, God) (Help me out, y'all, help me) [Verse 2: Phife Dawg] Just last week, my girl was stressin' me (Uh) Now her best friend be undressin' me (Uh) Well, I was lovin' her by the moon ray Now I'm trickin' on her like Kinte (Come on) Bought a bag of izm from the smoke shop Walkin' 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 (Uh) 'Cause I was breakin' niggas on the inseams (Word, word) Some niggas 'cross town was tryin' to stick me All I had was shorts, a dollar-fifty (Uh) Picked up this girl in the hoopty 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? (Uh) Go and get a bloody job, then can we locute (Yeah) Even if you give me boots, you'll never see my loot (Come on) She wasn't even all of that, just another hooker Simply 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 [Chorus: 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 [Interlude: Phife Dawg] Yeah Yeah Just lay down your burdens by the riverside, hah And you'll be alright, you know what I'm sayin'? Love, peace from the 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) [Chorus: Q-Tip] Help me out, y'all, help me out now Help me out, y'all, help me out now Help me out, God, really need ya Help me out now, 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 [Outro: Q-Tip] Help me, help me, help me, help me Help me, help me help me, help me Help me, help me, help me, help me Help me, help me, help me, 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