Yeah, bam, bam, bam, hey, hey, what's up, yeah
We was like that, you know
Yeah, and I bet you got laid back
Yeah, I'mma uh, I'm a just sit in here for a couple of hours
Man, don't sweat it, yo, we gonna catch some stuff, dude
Oh no, I'm kinda tired
Nah, we got a basket, we're gonna fill this basket before we go, yo
Alright, bro
'Cause there's other fish

It took a second to register up in my branium
My dome, my head, my skull, my cranium
My eyes have had enough, it was time to do some talking
I had to creep through the hound-dogs that were stalking
This slimmy caught me peeping, this means she wasn't sleeping
On who I was, so she crept in like a hawk
In a minute's time, we adjourned to the floor
Ooh, I hit a high note 'cause of the way that she was walking
We got into the groove, I didn't bust no, uh, hip-hop moves
I just kept it nice and smooth
Next thing you know, we got together, word, I thought we'd be forever
Didn't have an umberella, now I'm soaked in stormy weather
Whether two birds of a feather fly or fall it'll be together
Never simping, and leave your love life limp
There'll be no suicide attempts for this slim-trim kid
'Cause you know there's other fish in the sea, that is, in the sea
In the sea that is

(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is
(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is
(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is

I reminisce, try to clear up all the myths
For an imaginary kiss with you again
Not even friends, though I wish that I could mend
Like a tailor and be Olive Oyl's number one sailor
I ams what I am, still I falls like an anvil
She's heavy on the mind sometimes it's more than I can handle
But men aren't supposed to tumble into the den be
Macho, but I hancho like Pancho will give in
Family oriented, but not Oriental
A dame is supposed to claim ya even if you drive a Pinto
A hero is a sandwich, and a Manwich is a meal
A marriage is a paper, are they faking or for real?
What's the deal dabbers? Will you go tumbling after
Your man and take a stand or will you help him roll faster?
The reason why I ask you is because I'm sick of this
Bitch licking drip drip from a niggas benefits
He doesn't even suit ya and he's surely not ya size
I'm surprised that you slept on a heart that's worldwide
And when ya open up ya eyes, babe, my mate, I really wish
That ya don't bruise a limb, as ya swim with other fish in the sea
In the sea that is

(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is
(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is
(In the sea)
You know there's other fish in the sea that is

Now, if there ain't no mountain high enough
Why ain't you climbing up?
My hand has been extended every since the day I lent it to ya
I thought I knew ya, but I didn't even know ya
Bro, you're stupid, 'cause ya thought you'd catch a Cupid
And you found that love ain't two wiffs of shit
So I resign or quit
It ain't even about the hips, or the lips or the tits or
Even the pussy whip, Elizabeth, this is it
Because I slipped and I tripped into a shoe that didn't fit
And now the next man is stealing my heart away
I'd charge him like a bull, but his pull never fades me
The kid is going crazy, they stepping with my lady
They're working on a baby, I'm pushing up the daisies, but
Hey diddle diddle, I won't play second fiddle
To no man and stand firm on this
And seal up on the bliss with a big juicy kiss
Just call me Big Gibraltar miss
No, I won't diss, I'm just like off to other fish in the sea (in the sea, baby)

You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other fish that's in the sea
You know there's other, you know that there's other (in the sea, baby)
You know there's other, you know that there's other (in the sea, baby)
You know there's other, you know that there's other
In the sea, baby
In the sea, baby
In the sea, baby
In the sea, baby


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Otha Fish Lyrics as written by Herbert Mann Trevant Jermaine Hardson

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    Cynical look at relationships, with the silver lining being that, even if no two people are perfect for each other, there are always others.

    molofanon April 03, 2005   Link
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    Perfect follow up to Passing Me By

    jwimgon January 05, 2008   Link
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    good toonz

    musikisfunon September 03, 2009   Link

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