The Waters
Anderson .Paak Lyrics

I tried to tell niggas, in twenty twelve nigga
I attempted to inform people back in 2012

Working hand to hand and no avail
I worked alongside others but it didn't work out

Volume one was too hippy for you frail niggas
My first work was too 'hippy' for delicate individuals

So I got leaned like codeine and pills
I had to adapt and evolve my style

It's the visionary, in the vintage Chevy
I'm a visionary, riding in an old Chevy

It's been a while but while you still care
It's been quite some time but you still pay attention

Free Nash 'til the pass out obituaries
I'll support Nash until the very end

In bold caps, "your bitch-ass was not there"
In bold letters it says, 'you were not present'

And I can do anything but move backwards
I'm capable of anything except going backwards

The hardest thing is to keep from being distracted
It's difficult to stay focused and not get sidetracked

My big sister still cling to me on the taxes
My older sister still claims me as a dependent on her taxes

Tell Uncle Sam I just need a second to add this
I need a moment to add something for the IRS

Gave my momma ten racks
I gave my mother 10 thousand dollars

And she packed and went to Chumash with it
She took the money and went to Chumash (a location)

Could triple the worth and give me half of it
She could triple the amount and give me half

Half of it I took in the back of the air mattress
I kept half of the money hidden in the air mattress

A quarter stash was stashed in a box with the Air Maxs'
I hid a quarter of the money in a box with my Air Max shoes

The rest got lost in Saks with my wifey, no BM
The rest was spent on shopping with my wife

Wack niggas dropping links in my DM
People who aren't worth my attention send me messages

Bad bitches up and down a nigga TM
Attractive women are constantly on my mind

I'm glad that you finally made it to the future but you're late
I'm happy you arrived in the future, but it took too long

And the price is through the muthafuckin' roof
The cost is extremely high

If you want you could wait outside the building
You can wait outside if you so choose

I ain't takin' no more meetings
I'm not accepting any more business meetings

Stepped in the waters
I entered new territory

The water was cold
The experience was jarring

Chi in my body
I have energy within me

But not in my soul
But it's not affecting me on a deeper level

I bring you greetings from the first church of Goon Baptists
I formally greet you from the unofficial church

United Fellowship of Free Nationals
Where a group of like-minded individuals convene

Residing pastor is thy .Paak
I'm the leader of this fellowship

And the first lady is a bad bitch
Our female leader is strong and attractive

With slanted eyelids and sick hashish
She has unique features and uses a special type of cannabis

Sunglasses, Martin Luther King fan for you bitch niggas
She wears sunglasses and admires MLK for those who are weak

Sweating on my Patent Leathers
My shoes are getting dirty

Pressure turned their featherweight into a Cinderella
Intense circumstances led to an unexpected transformation

I ain't seen the ground in days since I grew propellers
I haven't touched the ground since I've been achieving success

We'll do one better
We'll surpass our current level of excellence

Word to the liquor that killed my grandpa liver
A toast to the alcohol that ended my grandfather's life

I know you finally look proud, a nigga smiling
I can tell someone is finally proud of me because I'm smiling

To every hundred niggas that came and gone missing
Many people have come and gone without a trace

Only a handful will go the distance
A select few will achieve lasting success

I swear I seen this shit coming as if I was living up under the plumbing
I knew this was coming as if I had foresight from the pipes beneath me

While niggas was riffing and mumbling 'bout, what they could do
While others were only talking about what they could accomplish

I was cooking gumbo whipping the voodoo
I was actively making moves and being productive

I was in the jungle running with Zulu's
I was in the thick of it, fighting for success

We was looking past the struggle while life was moving so fast
We were focused on the future while the present flew by

You had to be shopping at Ginsu
You had to have a certain level of wealth to keep up

To the top of the food group
We're reaching the pinnacle of success

Doing what I want and how I should too
I'm achieving success on my own terms