footprints

Singer: tribe called quest, a

as we start trudgin

me and my brothers we be lookin and be buggin

vehicles of life they be rollin and be mergin

searchin for the virgins of life

that be shovin out the door that's crack

the valleys of time

are always on my feet

as least the beat will combine

the calluses and corns with the funky bassline

you don't need underdog for a nickel shoeshine or the shoes that's phat

well can i get a level on the bass and on the treble

footin up and down like a unlv rebel

the answer be amongst us cos we rarely dig acoustics

can't be too much flackin

not too much packin

you must container that at least to dip your hand in rap

your feet will be infectious so at least realise the fact

the rhythms are inserted and the nurse can be converted

this ain't rock 'n' roll cos the rap is in control

if you're a megastar

worth will buy you a car

i'd rather go barefootin

for prints i will be puttin

all over the earth if we can get there first

now that we are in it

footprints are bein printed

so fi you recognise em

you can try to size em

they'll probably be the ones with the size not fryin

all over reveal

you won't have to yield

if you want protection you can hide behind the shield

you can game on the gallons if you really need to rock

but we walk while we talk as we stompin through the block

hand in hand 'cross the land as muhammad cross the fade

it's a tribe who meanders

precious like a jade

it's a art

theo arch rhymes the ground placed upon

the mind will unwind

it will soft to beyond

catch the track

track by track

get a map to track a trail

you will find yourself behind for a map does not prevail

see the levels peakin as the rhythms keep-a screechin

a quest

oh yes a quest

inside the jam i will keep preachin

the point

oh yes the point

because it's close but yet so far

the loudiness is ringin as we scoot across the star

we are bulgin

i'm indulgin in a rat-a-tat-tat

explanation for the liners that the rhythm is phat

keep it wild

wide and deep

you could dig it in a jeep

but dig it in the ground because the foot print now

if there's a storm that's brewin

it won't keep us from doin

our thing as we start swingin

travellin is bringin

joy inside the domes as we hit the road to roam/rome

a chair is not a chair

a house is not a home

because my skin is brown

yo i'm gonna do the town

rub it in the face and rub my feet all through the place

when you get your finger on the music it'll linger

sing a song o' sixpence

sing it like a singer

a nubian

a nubian

a proud one at that

remember me

the brother who said black is black"