What Can I Do?

[Intro: sample & Talib Kweli]

Swim in the ocean

And boats were made to sail on the sea, yeah

(What can I do?) What-what can I do?

(Yeah)

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli & samples]

Yo, I try to get it here, get it there, everywhere

(What can I do?) What-what can I do?

So I spit it clear, persevere, interfere

With the status quo the baddest flow throughout the hemisphere

There ain’t no pretenders here, only real men is here

If you see a chick she down to ride like she Guinevere

Better yet the Queen of Sheba, Aretha, Queen Latifah

I’m the boss like I need Shareefa

[Interlude: female]

Boss? You ain’t my boss. You don’t run shit up in here. I don’t know who the hell you think talkin’ to. I’m gonna take that shit and bounce. I don’t know who the hell you think you are. I ain’t got no boss

[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]

See I call her baby like she 3 years old

When she fully grown so these dudes is pullin’ on

She in the club like a stone cover, fully blown

Speaking in the girly tone even though you got a attitude

I can’t stay mad at you

[Chorus: sample, Talib Kweli & both]

We’ll have our quarrels (Word)

And you’ll upset me

(Tell me what can I do) What-what can I do

Nothing, cause if I said that I don't need you I was frontin’ so

(What can I do?) What-what can I do?

Nothing, every time you said you leavin’ you was bluffin’

[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]

Back in the days I had dreads like Lil’ Jon

And got numbers armed with nothin’ but a pen and a little charm

Everything I’m saying be littered with observation

So I stand up for the dudes with limited conversation

You looking at a star, it's all in the constellation

[Interlude: female]

Haha, you ain’t no star. Haha, you know you really losing your mind. I don’t know who told you that shit. You really feeling yourself

[Verse 4: Talib Kweli]

She tried to tie me up but she can’t tie me down

She ain’t never cried a tear but she cryin’ now

She tried to leave me, coming back cause she can’t forget me

I gotta be strong so she can’t disrespect me

[Chorus: sample, Talib Kweli & both]

We’ll have our quarrels (Word)

And you’ll upset me

(Tell me what can I do) What-what can I do

Uh uh uh uh yeah

(What can I do?) What-what can I do?

Uh uh uh yeah

Let’s, let’s go, uh

Let’s, let’s go, uh