After Hours - A Tribe Called Quest

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[00:03.38]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[00:12.19]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[00:21.82]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[00:31.51]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
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[00:39.32]Ten after one I think I'll hop the horse
[00:41.51]Downtown 83 of course
[00:43.69]Just came from fishing, couldn't get a catch
[00:46.20]Downtown they'll probably have a batch
[00:48.38]A whiting sandwich and a Guinness Stout
[00:50.88]But with the beer though I had a bout
[00:53.38]So I exchanged it for some apple juice
[00:55.57]I had the blues but I shook them loose
[00:58.07]A jeep is blasting from the urban streets
[01:00.57]Loops of funk over hardcore beats
[01:02.76]The moon dabbles in the morning sky
[01:05.26]As the minutes just creep on by
[01:07.76]I get a thought and here comes my Tribe
[01:10.26]Ritual shakes and in good vibes
[01:12.44]Like always the Quest begins
[01:14.63]In the mist though but the rhythms moving
[01:17.13]We find a spot and we sit and chat
[01:19.63]Speaking on the status quo of rap
[01:22.13]A derelict makes a real long speech
[01:24.32]We pay attention to the words he read
[01:26.82]When he was done we rattled on
[01:29.01]There was no rush because it wasn't dawn
[01:31.51]We pointed things out about these times
[01:34.01]The worlds famines and the crazy crimes
[01:36.51]Inflation of the nation, it bothers me
[01:38.38]I better go gold, to pay the taxes
[01:40.88]Gotta be swift 'n society
[01:43.38]The man whose made is the man who maxes
[01:45.88]The grounds for living are being discussed
[01:48.38]As we go, it gets close to dusk
[01:50.57]Gather thoughts and savor breath
[01:53.07]'Cause there's only a few hours left
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[01:58.07]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[02:07.44]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[02:17.13]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[02:27.13]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
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[02:34.32]Me oh my, hey-hey, hey-hey
[02:36.20]The human hours are here to stay
[02:38.69]This is how it seems as Phife's my witness
[02:41.19]Bug out all night, ask Phife, he's with this
[02:43.38]Girls be screaming on this conversation
[02:45.88]I have my two cents for a revelation
[02:48.38]And my watch continuously tick-tocks
[02:50.57]Shaheed will bring up the beats that rocks
[02:53.07]I hear the frogs and the smashing of bottles
[02:55.57]A car revs up and I hear it throttle
[02:57.76]It probably moves with the morning wind
[03:00.26]Oh my God, here's Phife again
[03:02.76]Hear him talking about last night's game
[03:06.82]Trying to remember someone's name
[03:07.76]So hear the frogs dancing in the streets
[03:09.95]Once again Ali will bring up the beat
[03:12.13]Like this
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[03:13.33]sounds of frogs
[03:31.40]Verse 3: Q-Tip]
[03:31.65]beat is over and so is the night
[03:33.69]The sun is risen and the shine is bright
[03:36.51]We all say peace and go our separate ways
[03:38.69]Youth is fading as we gain our days
[03:41.02]Expedition for the song is simp'
[03:43.38]The hours creep, excuse me, I mean limp
[03:45.88]As we go you hear a gasp of laugh
[03:48.38]As we start up our rhythmic path
[03:50.57]Like this
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[03:51.51]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[04:02.76]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[04:12.13]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool
[04:21.82]After hours it was cool, after hours it was cool