Cover art for What Can We Do? by Anderson .Paak

What Can We Do?

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What Can We Do? Lyrics

[Intro: Anderson .Paak]
Yeah
Uh

[Verse 1: Anderson .Paak & Nate Dogg]
It's the rap singer, the hook master
Real life convict, son of a gambler
Heart made of stone, and he move so cold
'Cause my girl up and gone, she'll be back in the morn'
Go lil' mama, take your drama
Seems like I can't live without it
I ache and moan
'Cause my heart is broke
'Cause my love went wrong
Yeah, another bag and she'll love me in the morn'
While the bubble over stove

As I was dreaming of a bag, then I woke
You were starting to snore, wake your ass up
Layin' in a bed full of cash
You slowly rolled over and whispered back to me
"That's just the way things have to be"
Hey

[Chorus: Nate Dogg & Anderson .Paak]
What can we do? (Yeah, what can we do?)
What can we do? (What can we do, baby?)
What can we do? (Hey, what can we do?)
What can we do? (Do)
[Verse 2: Nate Dogg, Anderson .Paak & Both]
That's when the change comes
That's when the game's done
That's when the walls come tumbling down
Ah, ah, ah, yeah
They see me gettin' action
Started, it ain't no fun
Time to grow up and turn it around
Ah, ah, ah, yeah

[Chorus: Nate Dogg & Anderson .Paak]
Hey, what can we do? (Yeah, what can we do?)
What can we do? (What can we do, baby?)
What can we do? (Ooh, what can we do? Yeah)
What can we do? (Yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Nate Dogg & Anderson .Paak]
To make it feel just like it used to feel
If my cup was empty, you could fill it (Yeah, yeah)
I feel you, yeah, yeah, I hear you
To make it feel just like it used to feel
If my cup was empty, you could fill it (Yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge: Nate Dogg & Anderson .Paak]
What can we do, what can we do, what can we do?
(Yeah, what'cha sayin', Nate?)
What can we do, what can we do, what can we do? (Yeah)
What can we do, what can we do, what can we do? (Like that)
What can we do, what can we do, what can we do?
[Outro: Anderson .Paak & Nate Dogg]
Damn, Nate, you sound good than a motherfucker, man
I need a blowout in my voice, man
Keep singin' that shit
Yeah, you can erase all that, man
Hell naw, we already paid for this studio session, my nigga, hold on
It sound good, bro, where you goin'?
Living gone
Ayy, Nate
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Nate
Mmm, ah, ah yeah

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Genius Annotation

“What Can We Do” serves as the eleventh and final track on Anderson .Paak’s album, Ventura.

Featuring unreleased vocals from the late Nate Dogg, Paak contemplates his next move after a relationship with his girl comes to an end.

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Isn't Nate Dogg deceased?
Genius Answer

Yes, Nate Dogg died in 2011. In this case, him being featured means that either one of his songs is sampled or that specific lines from him are used.

Is this the first collaboration between Nate Dogg and Anderson .Paak?
Genius Answer

Yes, this track serves as the first collaboration between Nate Dogg and Anderson .Paak.

Credits
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Additional Bass
Electric Piano
Additional Electric Piano
Horns Arranger
Performance Rights
Tenor Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Guitar
Alto Saxophone
Additional Drums
Release Date
April 12, 2019
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