[ female voice ] i just want you to understand

I just want you to understand

[ male voice] - understand what?



[ verse 1 ]

I met a guy named tommy, damn, he charmed me

Met him at the mall, but i knew he wouldn't harm me

We exchanged numbers, hopin to meet again

We couldn't wait for the romance to begin

The relationship grew strong

I didn't wanna be right if this love was wrong

But oh no, came the problems, the first segment

The dumb kid went and got some girl pregnant

The second segment: started wheelin and dealin

Didn't give a damn about how lyte was feelin

But then he got wise, started treatin me better

Cause all of his friends said i was a go-getter

He knew he was usin me, and abusin me

He also knew that soon he'd be losin me

First i clocked him, yeah, i docked him

But i rocked him - and then i dropped him



[ verse 2 ]

Then there was dave, couldn't behave

So i punished him and put him in my lyte-as-a-rock cave

Then he got bold, tried to play insane

So bigfoot threw him off my paperthin train

He tried to 10%-dis me, but he pissed me off

Cause i'm the boss, and you know i'm not havin it

Lyte is too dope, and you know i ain't crabbin it

Then there was henry, way too friendly

I needed a trip, he said he would send me

Pay my airfare, if he could come with me

I said, "listen, honey, i don't need your money

Believe me when i tell you, i've got my own

Cause i'm mc lyte on the microphone"

Yeah



[ verse 3 ]

Here's another story: a dude named corey

When i used to work, yes, i was a clerk

At the worldtrade center, back in high school

This little player musta thought i was a fool

He took me out to lunch, offered me a ride home

When we got there, he asked could he use my telephone

I said, "yeah, sure", flipped him to the floor

Cause he said "what's up?" and tried to feel my butt

I kicked him down the stairs and said, "what you're provin?"

Rolled him to his car and said, "get movin!"

He tried to score it, i wasn't goin for it

You can't play me, i'm lyte thee mc

Never saw his face again until last week

All beat up and bleedin down the street

I looked to my left, there was a girl with a pipe in her hand

Sayin, "why oh why can't you understand?"


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