Lyrics to Go Lyrics

[Chorus: Q-Tip]
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, uh)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, aw yeah, come on)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, yeah, yeah)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go)

[Verse 1: Q-Tip]
Goin' on and on to the rhythmic variation (Uh)
Wakin' in the morning, I still represent the nation
When I speak of nation, please don't make the deviation

Rebels of the party who create the drum sensation (Right, uh)
Mind is a pit of different information
Microphone is on, so I cause communication
Bogle at the party, then you got the bogle-ation (Uh)
Decapitatin' foes, yo, as if my name was Jason (Come on)
Makin' all the fellas at the party lose composure
Hook up the beat with the mic, and it's over (Original, uh)
A Tribe Called Quest, we on the run for whatever (Right)
Trials and tribulations that we have to endeavor (Come on)
Brothers know my steelo, it's a letter to the better
If you see a shorty that you like, then you sweat her (Yeah)
Silly with the microphone, in other words, I'm loco
Six-foot-zero with my height, complexion cocoa (Uh)
Representin' on the mic, it seems to be my daily (Right)
I can do a split and turn around like Alvin Ailey (Uh)
But when it comes to days like this
[Chorus]
I got lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, c'mon, y'all)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, c'mon, y'all)
(It's like that)

[Verse 2: Phife Dawg]
I know it's been two years, but see, the Tribe was never fallin' (Uh)
Would have tried for singin', but that stuff was not my callin' (Right, uh)
The mic is in effect, so you know I'm never stallin'
Walkin' through the door and all them suckas started haulin'
Talk a lot of trash, but no one can seem to beat it (Uh)
Pull out your microphone and watch the Phifer make you eat it (Uh)
The MCs, they get jelly when the girlies rub my belly
Kick a slow dance like my brother R. Kelly (Bust a rhyme)
Today's a hip-hop draft, will I be top-seeded? (Uh)
Worked too frickin' hard while all the rest were gettin' weeded
Steady kickin' styles so I can reach that other level (Uh)
Don't worry about gettin' gassed, I push the pedal to the metal
Always wanted this 'cause it surely beats a scramble (Right)
I'm Jordan with the mic, huh, wanna gamble? (Mmm)
This I dedicate to all the honeys that be bogle-in' (Come on, come on, come on)
'Cause at the end of the night, you know Malik will have his Trojans (Uh)
But when it comes to nights like this

[Chorus]
I got lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that, y'all)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that, y'all)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that, y'all)
Lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that, y'all)
(It's like that, y'all, check it out, y'all)
(It's like that, y'all, check it out, y'all)
(It's like that, y'all, check it out, here we go)
[Verse 3: Q-Tip]
Please proceed with caution 'cause the lyricist is fatal (Uh)
I can kick your little monkey ass like Kato (Yes, dread, uh)
Formulate your rhymes like a child forms Play-Doh (Right)
Calm and serene like the study was Tao
Poetry machine with correct mechanisms
Immune to disease, I defeat organisms (Come on)
That are waitin' in my path, I overstep the critters
Give your ass the willies and your moms'll get the jitters (Uh)
Quitters turn to losers, losers are forgotten
Tanglin' my cord with hopes that I'll stop rockin'
Never will that happen, only if it is permitted (Uh)
Wait, I think somebody shitted (Come on)
I guess that would be me 'cause I'm the only one emceein' (Right)
I go for what I know, doin' a show for human beings
Always try to lead, yo, never will I follow
Blowin' up the spot like Fred did to Rollo
And when it comes to days like this

[Chorus]
I got lyrics to go (Lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that, y'all)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, everybody, come on now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, everybody, come on now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, check it out, y'all, it's like that now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, come on now, everybody)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, check it out now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, come on, y'all, everybody)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, check it out now)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, everybody)
I got lyrics to go (I got lyrics to go, it's like that, y'all, check it out now)
(It's like that, y'all, check it out now)
(It's like that, y'all, check it out now)
(It goes— uh)

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About

Genius Annotation

“Lyrics To Go” was the B-Side to “Oh My God,” the third single from Tribe’s Midnight Marauders. The song is built around a funk rock guitar riff from James Brown and sustained high-pitched note and Fender Rhodes loop from Minnie Riperton’s “Inside My Love.” While this song is a favorite of many fans, Phife himself also named this song as one of his favorites:

First of all, Minnie Riperton probably had the greatest voice that ever lived. Two, the way Q-Tip sampled this song [Riperton’s ‘Inside My Love’] and was able to incorporate it with the drums, that was crazy. I wish I had been able to think of that. There’s a sustained note that carries on throughout the song, and it’s a crazy idea that I’m surprised no one else had been able to think of. Tip thought of it, and he’s the man for that, most definitely.

The song has two official remixes: the Dan the Automator remix, which was featured on the soundtrack for NBA 2K7, and the Tumblin' Dice Remix, which was released on the “Oh My God” single and their Hits, Rarities, and Remixes compilation.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Why is there no bassline?
Genius Answer

I don’t know man … I was just feeling those Rhodes, you know?!? I just wanted to let that shit ride!

— Q-Tip, 2009

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