The Questions

Uhh..<br><br>[Common]<br>It`s the questions (what..) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions (What?) it`s the questions c`mon<br>The questions (WHAT?) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions (hah) it`s the questions yeah<br>Talkin bout the questions, it`s the questions y`all<br>It`s the questions (what?) it`s the questions, dig it<br>The questions (why?) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions (huh?) that`s what it`s all about<br><br>Yo, yo..<br>What is an emcee if the wall ain`t got no back?<br>(I don`t know, yo, he must be kinda wack)<br>What is paper to a nigga if the nigga don`t stack?<br>(Yo, why the hell you askin me that?)<br>Why do these girls, look so good in the summer?<br>(I don`t know, I`m just sayin this shit)<br>If you got ta-dat-ta-dat-tap for your lady wouldja wanna?<br>(Hmmm.. yeah, right)<br>Cause you answer the phone "peace" do that mean that you not a freak?<br>(Hell no! That`s right)<br>Cause you recognize me-e-e-e-e, yo, I got to speak?<br>(Why can`t you speak? What you big a star now?)<br>Why you got-ta, act like, nigga, all the time<br>(Even on SUNDAY`s you should..)<br>Is a nigga yo` complexion, is it all in your mind?<br>(It`s all your mind..)<br>What`s it called y`all?<br><br>It`s the questions (WHAT?) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions (What?) it`s the questions, yeah!<br>The questions (uhh) it`s the questions y`all<br>It`s the questions (WHAT?) it`s the questions c`mon<br>The questions, it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions (ahh, uh ahh) it`s the questions, yeah<br>The questions (yes) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions - that`s what it`s all about<br><br>Yo, if I`m a intellectual-al, I can`t be sexual?<br>(I don`t know, you wanna be sexual??)<br>If I want to uhh tah uhh does that mean I lack respect for you?<br>(I don`t know you tell me..)<br>Youse a grown man, why fuck that young girl, are you lustin?<br>(I might look twenty but I`m 15 - slow down girl)<br>If you got paper like that, then why you still hustlin?<br>(Why you still hustlin? C`mon!)<br>Now you know yo` stomach too big, to be wearin a shirt like that<br>(Look at your stomach - ewww it`s sloppy)<br>So why, you want, to go and do that?<br><br>[Mos Def]<br>Why ya why ya why ya why ya why ya wanna why ya wanna<br>Why ya wanna go and do that love huh?<br><br>Yo why your girl gi-giddy when my name come up?<br>{*female giggling*}<br>How come the industry build careers that don`t last?<br>(Uh-huh, that`s right, ask him)<br>How come niggaz don`t know but they front and don`t ask?<br>(Mmmmhmmm) Man I don`t know, I don`t know<br><br>[Common]<br>It`s the questions (WHAT?) it`s the questions girl<br>It`s the questions (What?) it`s the questions c`mon<br>The questions (WHAT?) it`s the questions Com<br>It`s the questions (hah) it`s the questions yeah<br>Yo we talkin bout the questions, it`s the questions girl<br>It`s the questions (the who, the where, the when, the why)<br>It`s the questions, c`mon!!<br>The questions.. the questions y`all (yo we shoutin it out)<br>It`s the questions - that`s what it`s all about<br><br>[Mos Def]<br>Yo, why they say never say never, when they know that ain`t right?<br>(What???)<br>Cause to never say never you done said never twice<br>(They scrubs, that`s why - yeah that`s twice)<br>Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.?<br>(I don`t know, beats me.. beats me)<br>If I had I.D. I wouldn`t need I.D.<br>(Hahahahah, that`s right - that`s true)<br>Why do these fine ghetto women got so much ass?<br>(Why`d you talkin about our ass though? C`mon now)<br>Why did Dr. J shave his beard and mustache?<br>(Like this.. and like this)<br>How you got high expectations but got no patience?<br>(C`mon, I don`t know, I don`t know, I don`t know)<br>How come this joint named "The Questions" is so John Blazin`?<br>(Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh) Man I don`t know, I don`t know<br><br>[Common + Mos Def]<br>It`s the questions (what..) it`s the questions boy<br>It`s the questions, it`s just my questions black<br>Some questions - it`s the questions y`all<br>It`s the questions (what?) it`s the questions, yo<br>Talkin bout the questions, it`s the questions girl<br>It`s the questions (what?) it`s the questions, c`mon<br>The questions (which?) and we`re shoutin it out<br>It`s the questions (huh?) that`s what it`s all about, yo<br><br>{*continues to fade with ad libs..*}