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Deep Water (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Justus and Anderson .Paak)

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Deep Water (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Justus and Anderson .Paak)

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[Dr. Dre (Anderson .Paak)]

Where you from nigga?

(Help me!)

What is going on in Compton? I don't understand it

Well as it relates to this, this is not in my field as the clerk

So anything that relates to this, you'll probably have to get an answer from Dr. Dre

[Dr. Dre]

I heard you talking about respect

I gave you niggas the utmost, all you niggas the utmost

Would you look over Picasso's shoulder

And tell him about his brush strokes?

Them opinions, I don't trust those

I apologize, the city made a nigga so cut-throat

Every hood love me, but it started on one coast

Could've stopped in '86

but I knew that you would want more

I'm on the throne in a place some niggas won't go

Don't get it fucked up

[Justus (Kendrick Lamar) ]

Been away from home

Been away from home

All night long

(All they wanna know is

Where you from? Where you from?

Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)

[Dr. Dre]

Pst, this is about where I'm from

I think it's time to take these niggas to the deep water

Yeah, down in the Pacific (the Pacific)

Where them sharks at nigga, down in the deep water

Listen, listen, listen, all you niggas swimming in the info

Go fuck around and drown in the specifics

Always going overboard, used to be my kinfolk

Now you sleeping with the motherfuckin' fishes

(Swimming with the mothefuckin' fishes, what the business?)

These niggas won't let up until they all wet up

Don't get it fucked up

Naw nigga, now everybody wanna visit

Tryna re-up that prescription... yup, yeah, re-up

That's my nigga, water colors couldn't even paint the picture

If they don't get the picture, fuck them

Yeah, drugs by the dozen

You might just wanna go and check the children

(You might just wanna check your fuckin' children)

I'm the one that got they ear, for many years

I been making parents live in fear

I just wanna make it clear

My influence run deep like the ocean

Don't get it fucked up

[Justus (Kendrick Lamar) ]

Been away from home

Been away from home

All night long

(All they wanna know is

Where you from? Where you from?

Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)

[Anderson. Paak]

Feel's like you're drowning, don't you?

About a hundred miles down in that ocean

It's over, shoulda never jumped in

If you can't swim (if you can't swim, if you can't swim)

Oh my God, where's a life guard when you need one?

[Kendrick Lamar]

Motherfucker know I started from the bottom

vodka baby bottle

Mixin' up with Similac, my momma knew I had a problem

Wasn't thinking about no rapping, I was drinking for a dollar

Putting quarter pieces in the black Caprice

and make it holla

No releasing me, I got the beast in me

I gotta holla, keep the decency

and make them TNT my product

I'm a C-O-M-P-T-O-innovator, energizer

Inner-city bullet fly 'til that bitch on auto pilot (Shit)

I don't give a fuck about your whereabouts

All I care about is wearing out your area

And airing out your upper body

When I catch ya, walking out your parents house

(Don't get it fucked up)

Probably got fucked up tryna park his tour bus

Not knowing what's what

Or who's who, living in the L. A county zoo

Pick them off like a big dog, motherfucker, woof

Once upon a time, I shot a nigga on accident

(boom, boom, boom)

I tried to kill him but I guess I needed more practicing

(boom, boom, boom)

That's when I realized, banging wasn't for everybody

Switch it up before my enemy or the sheriff got me

They liable to bury him, they nominated six to carry him

They worry him to death, but he's no vegetarian

The beef is on his breath, inheriting the drama better than

A great white, nigga this is life in my aquarium

(Don't get it fucked up)

[Justus (Kendrick Lamar) ]

Been away from home

Been away from home

All night long

(All they wanna know is

Where you from? Where you from?

Where you from nigga, huh? Compton!)

[Marsha Ambrosius]

This is about where I'm from

I think it's time to take these niggas to the deep water

Yeah, down in the Pacific

Where them sharks at

Nigga, down in the deep water

[Anderson. Paak]

Help me

Feels like you're drowning

I'm drowning

Help me

Help me, help me

Somebody help me

(Shoulda never jumped in

If you, if you can't swim)

Help me

Help me, help me, help me

I can't, I can't breathe

I can't wait, help

(Where's a lifeguard when you need one?)

God please, please help me, please

Please help me, please help

Please help, please, please

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