can't find him

Lyrics

Verse 1
Waldo be lost
He was headed to the mall, though
Phone dead, bad luck
Now the whole block ask, "Y'all know?"
Why can't we find him?
We been peelin' through the crowd slow
Waitin' to make that call, yo
Hear the echo in the hall, bro

Old school mall
Now it's all outlet racks and shine
Same tiled floor
Different names, same wasted time
Money well spent
Even if the hunt feel cursed
Everybody pointin' fingers
But his red cap got a workin' thirst

He might slip past the food court
Past the shoe wall, past the bins
In a corner by the escalator
Where the rumors spin and bend
You say "there he go"
Then it's just a mannequin
We keep circlin' the map
Like the answer in the wind

Pre-Chorus
Where he at?
Where he at?
Couple steps, then he gone
Where he at?
Where he at?
Man, this search been too long

Chorus
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
We wanna play ball, yo
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
That red cap callin' all, yo
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
Don't let him slip the hall, though
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
We ain't leavin' till he crawls through

Verse 2
That mutha fucka probably
In the hall by the old arcade
Or hidin' by the escalator
Where the light get caught and fade
I seen a kid with a striped shirt
So I leaned in, damn near sure
Turned out it was a candy clerk
With a grin and a ketchup blur

Could be on the second level
Near the clearance and the socks
Could be blended with a crowd
Like a rumor in a parking lot
We don't need a hero
Just a body with the right disguise
If you spot that frame and cap
Then you better holler, don't be shy

At that old school mall, bro
Now it's outlet, but the ghosts remain
Every corner got a memory
Every bench got a name
If he left a trail, it's paper-thin
If he moved, it was quick
But the joke ain't on the search
It's on how we never quit

Bridge
Bang bang, better call the coroner
For the man who missed the line
Cause where that fucks Waldo
Could be nowhere, could be right on time
We around the corner
Then we back to the start again
Lost in plain sight
Like a grin in a crowded lens

Chorus
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
We wanna play ball, yo
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
That red cap callin' all, yo
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
Don't let him slip the hall, though
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
We ain't leavin' till he crawls through