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De La Soul - Freedom Of Speak (We Got Three Minutes) [Official Lyric Video]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Brown
James Brown
Sampled Artist
Posdnuos
Posdnuos
Vocals
Trugoy the Dove
Trugoy the Dove
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kelvin Mercer
Kelvin Mercer
Songwriter
David Jude Jolicoeur
David Jude Jolicoeur
Songwriter
Vincent Mason
Vincent Mason
Songwriter
James Brown
James Brown
Songwriter
Joe Mims
Joe Mims
Songwriter
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
Songwriter
Mohandas Dewese
Mohandas Dewese
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
De La Soul
De La Soul
Producer
Prince Paul
Prince Paul
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Y'all got three minutes to do what y'all wanna do
Yo, so speak as free as possible
Funky
[Chorus]
Check the clock
Watch me
Come on
Fun–, Fun-Fun–, Fun-Funky
Check the clock
Watch me
Come on
Fun–, Fun-Fun–, Fun–, Funky
[Verse 1]
Bright every day, I wake up
Look at my travels, they're scuffed up
Ring goes the telly, which I pick up
Turn on the news as it screws up
Mase on the line to see if I'm up
Wrong thing to do at 5, I hang up
Lay on the floor, sit and think up
Why the whole world alone is messed up
[Chorus]
Check the clock
Watch me
Come on
Fun–, F-F-Fun-Fun-Fun-Fun–, Funky
[Verse 2]
Woke up a same morning, I felt fine
Took me a shower, I smelled fine
Checked out the weather, it looked fine
Made some breakfast, I cook fine
My girl calls me, she's so fine
Wanted me to help her go find
Some shoes but I had words to define
And it was Tuesday, I had to tape P-Fine
[Chorus]
Check the clock
Watch me
Come on
Fun–, F-F-Fun-Fun-Fun–, Funky
[Verse 3]
Folks styling jokes, get the time set
Blooming of the tune, growing, it's set
Positive, it is, and perfectly set
Soul goes to show, soon we all set
Slipping lunatics, shipping one set
Need is for these, not upset
Chance to spread word, we're the full set
Rhythm weighs more than your weight set
Funky
Three will be the number till sunset
Plug One and Two, now we all set
Dove praises flow in your headset
Flow, De La, flow, there is no threat
Categories carry difference in sets
Differences are equal to an offset
De La from the Soul and it's kept set
Soul is the reviver, Mase are you set?
Mase are you set?
[Bridge]
Watch me
Put it there
You got to get it
Get it
Shout now
[Verse 4]
My name's Posdnuos and I'm above sink
The world is so out of synch
A lot of emcees can't play sync
That's why, unfortunately, they sink
But problem and speak are no way sync
We wash problems like hands in a sink
I hate to make this rhyme leave sync
But the reason De La bad is 'cause we think
Funky
It took us a time but the crew's here
Activate a dance when you hear
A roll from the Soul like this here
And respond to the bond that assists here
Politics of speaking are intended here
And the president of paragraph will end it here
'Cause the three has completely lured here
That freedom of speak is assured here
[Outro]
Folly fit the frequency in your show
Wa–
Yo, you only had three minutes!
Written by: David Jude Jolicoeur, Fred Wesley, James Brown, Joe Mims, Kelvin Mercer, Mohandas Dewese, Vincent Mason

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