You wondering why I (why I) Don't come around like I used to Play around like I used to It's not you, it's me, I got a A different set of urgencies now Scared of watching my life go down the drain Can't let it be you in my way, so I Tread carefully, no bra Tread carefully, no panties I tread carefully 'til I'm on top of you (ah) And now I regret coming over here Why you coming over here? You know what you're doing I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me, and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing How do you feel fighting your feelings? Scared of your feelings, living in whiteout I can't see nothing, but you staring down my headlights Gotta get my head right, damn, I been here all night now Gotta get my ways together (get your shit together) Gotta gather all my shit (yeah), I said I wouldn't stay all night But it's 7 a.m., I'm gonna miss my next meeting fucking wit' you Guard's down fucking wit' you I'm making bad decisions how I'm living, and I like it We're stuck in the feeling (never having anybody) Never feeling nobody enough Stuck in the feeling (never havin' anybody) Got your hands all on me, so I Tread carefully, no bra Tread carefully, no panties I tread carefully 'til I'm on top of you (ah) And now I- I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me, and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing

Fools rush in Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you my love My heart above my head Fools rush in Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you my love My heart above my head Rush in Where wise men never go But wise men never fall in love So how are they to know When we met Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you my love My heart above my head (When we met) (Where angels fear to tread) (And so I come to you my love) (My heart above my head) Rush in Where wise men never go But wise men never fall in love So how are they to know When we met Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you my love My heart above my head (Fools rush in) (Where angels fear to tread) (And so I come to you my love) (My heart above my head) Care, fool, fool Care, fool Fools rush in Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you my love My heart above my head Fools rush in Where angels fear to tread And so I come to you...

Don't tread on me So don't tread on me Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail Never begins it, never but once engaged Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage So don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me Love it or leave it, she with the deadly bite Quick is the blue tongue, forked as a lightning strike Shining with brightness, always on surveillance The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance Woo, no, no, no So don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling on her tail So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me

(Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tread Water) I was walking on the water when I saw a crocodile He had daisies in his hat, so I stopped him for a while He delivered me a message, a massage to soothe my stage What it was, was more then plug-up dosage More than D.A.I.S.Y. age Conversation drew a rule Which the crowd will roar by millions Mr. Crocodile said, 'Dove, you must look For now the villains try to hold you underwater But one thing we all must heed Sony Walkman's keep us walking De La Soul can help you breathe when you tread water (Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tr-Tread Water) As I walked along my journey I thought 'What have I just learned?' In a flash I saw commotion There was movement in these ferns Silently the silence came, was it the end of my world? I shouted out in fear, 'Who's there?' 'It's me,' said Mr. Squirrel 'I've searched for you all over, now you're found No time to waste. We must find the preacher man We must find the P.A. Mase. For my population's dying And we're all in tune to doom Like the Daisy, I need water I need chestnuts to consume.' 'Mr. Squirrel,' I said, 'I'm sorry But the problem can't be solved If there's no one here to help, and no one to get involved Always look to the positive and never drop your head For the water will engulf us if you do not dare to tread So let's tread water' (Tread Water) (Tr-Tread Water) (Tread Water) Now one weary day I woke, my alarm said 'Plug time's up' Filled my bath up with the water, gargled with my gargle cup As I bathed I felt a presence, and I'm sort of ticklish I looked down and then around and I heard 'Hi! I'm Mr Fish. How do you do? As for me I'm in tip-top shape today, cause my water's clean And no one's menu says Fresh Fish Filet See I look past all my worries, which is something you must do Though you're fed up, throw your head up With this advice from me to you And that's to tread water' (Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tr-Tread Water) As my day went unexplained, time was finding nothing fun As I walked along the sidewalk, I heard 'Psst, excuse me, Plug One.' From my Soul, De La that is, I hollered, 'Yes, are you talking to me?' 'No alarm meant,' he said, 'Let me introduce myself I'm Mr Monkey.' 'Mr Monkey, I pledge you slap of five Now how does your problem meet?' He said, 'My bananas are at their ripest, but they all Stand at 3 Feet. My swinging hand is bandaged up Could you help me with this chore?' I brought him down to the Native shop And bought him copies of the De La score Which assisted well in his elevation Now all bananas was at his grasp He decided with this accomplished He would put me on to the path He told me to live by the Inner Sound, y'all Which would bring me health in showbiz Then to use them, not abuse them And then in the words that got me to 'em And that is to tread water (Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tr-Tread Water) (Tread Water) (Tread Water)

Got me so tied up, everything you do, everything you do, girl Got me so tied up, everything you do, everything you do Butter in her hands, I keep you sober, take you home But if you love to dance, live the life that you want When she come round, round, round, round like spring, I see you thaw Round, round, round, round like spring Butter in her hands, I keep you sober, take you home But if you love to dance, live the life that you want When she come round, round, round, round like spring, I see you thaw Round, round, round, round like spring Hands are for holding, not for slamming doors I do both for sure, I do both for sure Lips are for locking, not for waging war I been keeping score, I been keeping score Hard to love, get wind knocked out Get thrown too deep, can't turn around And winter's cold, winter's cold, yeah Winter's cold But you love me when I need it most But you love me when I need it most Counting thunder One, two, three, I'm pulling you close You can pull me under Love me when I need it the most Treading water Rocky, but I'm seeing the coast Love me when I need it the most You can pull me under Cracks in the concrete, fundamental flaws Got weeds in the garden I planted my own, being very honest Some days like a chore, all days like worship Takes some kinda force Hard to love (hard to love), get wind knocked out (wind knocked out) Get thrown too deep (too deep), can't turn around And winter's cold, winter's cold, yeah Winter's cold, yeah But you love me when I need it most All the little tricks we try to guess where the storm next strikes When things fall apart, when the weak ones slide Outside the ties that bind, in hopes we ready this time Pray we stay alive, we stay alive But you love me when I need it most Counting thunder One, two, three, I'm pulling you close You can pull me under Love me when I need it the most Treading water Rock me when I'm seeing the coast Love me when I need it the most You can pull me under Pray we stay alive, we stay alive But you love me when I need it most