Tread Water Lyrics by De La Soul

Tread Water Lyrics

    Dove:
    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 daisy 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 walkmans keep us walking
    De la soul can help you breathe when you 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. all my population's dying,
    And we're all in tune to doom.
    Like the daisy, i need water
    I need chesnuts 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 we do not dare to tread
    So let's tread water'

    Pos:
    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 ffrom me to you
    And that's to 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 three 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 is at his grasp
    He decided with this accomplished,
    He would put me on to the path
    He to my 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

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