Stakes is High... You know them Stakes is High, when we dealing with the (Vibes... Vibrations...) Stakes is High... Man them Stakes is High... [Truth
Hey, whatever happened to the emcees Times done changed for the emcees Every woman and man wanna emcee But for what, I tell you emceeing ain't for you
and bass up the track a little bit Cuz I I'm here I wanna hear that boom bish boom, knowhatI'msayin? Yeah yeah you know the bizness Common Sense, soul
oh you one of those wannabees Always buzzin in my ear you down with supa emcees Steppin to me with your pleas that you gots, butter rhymes Man the only thing butter bout you is
park, man Don't wven try to toss bleach, I'm too dark and Major more soul than James' "Escapism" De La Soul is here to stay like racism Patrick know and
me Anticipatin' open microphones So I could emcee Had a catalogue of raps Impressin' all the 'round-the-wayers Before I went to bed Included rhymes into my prayers But that rhyme is
s round here, right? "You know that's right" Dinninit, yo, hey, hey, hey I'm pourin out these rhymes For them kids who ain't here Stakes is high But
[Intro:] Great all-dedication Mos Def affiliation Adequate representation This is the phat presentation De La dedication Common Sense collaborations
about? I'm wishin the position Of my loving's sorted out I shed a tear cause i'm hearin' Nothing new or particular Status once parallel Now it's perpendicular And everything is
(Listen all you fellas, here's what good love is) (Listen all you fellas, the kind she understands) (Listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry
La + Mos Def] Now this goes out to all area clicks Centralized and way out in the sticks Remember to keep the De La/De La/Native Tongue in the mix Just like log cabin syrup my sound is
so-phisti-cated, lady All mine, if you wasn't I'd go cra-zay [Outro: Jazzyfatnastees] Baby baby won't you be my baby baby Yeah baby, this is uhh Baby
hitters gang on hers 'cause in the mean time mine is home on date fluffin' pillows impatiently waitin' ain't no debatin' 'Bout to settle, check the level stakes is high
vibrations) Stakes is high (Higher than high) You know them stakes is high (Higher than high) When we talkin' 'bout the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high
With sing-sing corrections Seedin' like nature, escapin' like gas Tell me how long this love is gonna last Thinkin' fast might spoil somethin' Turn a [?] to nothin' [?] to your lady is
the pain everyone will sing [Chorus] De La is the crew that you must hear, but please don't rush the stage 'cause even though them stakes are realy high
See high horse riders gettin shot by the sheriff Cause nobody's safe for crimes And even all you skirts need to checkin in your upstairs attic Cause Mase is
wanna do is take my time.. All we want to deal, is reality [sung] Just stop takin me for a ride.. Stop gassin me, stop gassin me [sung] Cause all I wanna do is
