[Intro: Timbuktu]
Hey!
This the T-M-B-K, man
In the car, you know how we do
Tonight you see us, and then we gone
Huh, huh
Norway's between the world, whatever!
Oh!

[Verse 1: Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Timbuktu]
Ha, yeah, I seen more than a little
Seen the lows and the middle and the top (Huh)
You see, I been to my wrongs, been shootin' the long shots
And they didn't give me what I got (Got)
But now that I'm a little bit older
Got a little bit colder, got a little to my name (Name, yeah)
So I (Gotta) gotta move on and make this work (Gah, gah)
And I steady gotta better my ways (Hey)

[Verse 2: Timbuktu]
Excuse me, I constantly step over the line (Line)
Like there's a lot more there to see (See, ha)
A little cocktail drink and champagne wine
And then I'm actin' unorderly (Yeah)
And it doesn't even seem to matter how much I try
Still end up in the same places
And I wake in a haze and I turn around
And I see this strange face 'cause
[Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
The way we do thangs (Huh, huh, huh)
Is a little bit unorthodox (Woo)
The way we do thangs
Make your motherfuckin' jaws drop (Y'know?)
The way we do thangs
Is a little bit unorthodox (Woo)
You see, 'cause the way we do thangs (Ha, ha)
Make a motherfucker call the cops (I told you to pay them, bro)
'Cause we always in the mix of things
Got shit to say 'cause you piss me off
But, y'all, I'm tryna be a peaceful man
Doin' decent thangs, 'cause I need to be somebody (Woah)

[Post-Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder (Oh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know (Bitch, me too), to be the shepherd (Hey, me too)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder now (Hey, hey, hey, hey, ooh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, to be the shepherd (Hey)

[Verse 3: Timbuktu, Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
Oh, what a cold day in Hell that it'll be (Be)
When my tendencies get rid of stupidity
And the unstability really gets me jittery
Dealin' with business and politically
Incorrect methods of madness, man (Hey, man)
I just concentrate on what matters, man (Man)
And they all look and say "That man's demented"
'Cause the way I go about it is a tad eccentric (Uh, hey)
[Verse 4: Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
I'm that lil' kid always chasin' the love
And never thinkin' 'bout a-who it'll be (No)
I never check that first
When I hit that skirt to the rhythm of the boogity beat
My mama told me, "Check where your heart is at" (Oh)
You see the hitter come runnin' when the hard is back
You ain't a kid no more
Better calmed, you're sacked like you know someone told my mom

[Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
The way we do thangs
Is a little bit unorthodox (Y'know, y'know)
The way we do thangs (Woo)
Make your motherfuckin' jaws drop (Drop, drop)
The way we do thangs
Is a little bit unorthodox (Unorthodox, ha)
You see, 'cause the way we do thangs
Make a motherfucker call the cops (Call the cops!)
'Cause we always in the mix of things
Got shit to say 'cause you piss me off
But, y'all, I'm tryna be a peaceful man
Doin' decent thangs (Ha, ha, ha), 'cause I need to be somebody (Oh)

[Post-Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder (Oh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, to be the shepherd (Ooh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder now (Huh, huh, huh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, to be the shepherd (Oh, oh)
[Bridge: Timbuktu]
We go against the grain, we don't obey the rules
We've got our own ammo
The way we playin' the game is how we do the do
When y'all don't know
We cannot fuck around, we gotta calm our nerves
Buckle down to move around the world
We go against the grain, we don't obey the rules
We've got our own ammo
The way we playin' the game is how we do the do
When y'all don't know
We cannot fuck around, we gotta calm our nerves
Buckle down to move around the world

[Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
The way we do thangs (Huh, huh)
Is a little bit unorthodox (A little bit, a little bit)
The way we do thangs (Oh)
Make your motherfuckin' jaws drop (Drop, drop)
The way we do thangs (Hey, hey, hey)
Is a little bit unorthodox (Hey, hey)
You see, 'cause the way we do thangs (Uh)
Make a motherfucker call the cops (Hit it)
'Cause we always in the mix of things
Got shit to say 'cause you piss me off (Pissed me off)
But, y'all, I'm tryna be a peaceful man
Doin' decent thangs, 'cause I need to be somebody (I need it)

[Post-Chorus: Tshawe Baqwa, Timbuktu]
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder (Oh, pack it)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, to be the shepherd (Me too, uh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, I'm tryin' harder now (Ha, huh, huh, huh, huh)
I'm tryin' hard, you know, to be the shepherd (Oh)

[Outro: Timbuktu]
It ain't, "Who is he?", you can't do it like this, try (Try)
Maybe ask yourself "Why?" (Why?)
But we keep on tryin'
But just keep on flyin'