After Hours-A Tribe Called Quest

[00:03.07] [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 [00:38.69] [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 [01:55.57] [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 [02:34.01] [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 [03:12.57] [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 [03:51.19] [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