I just want you to I just want you to Understand
I met a guy Tommy, damn, he charmed me Met him at the mall but I knew he harm me We exchanged hopin' to meet again We couldn't for the romance to begin
The relationship strong I didn't wanna be right if this love was But oh no, came the problems, the first The dumb kid went and got girl pregnant
The second segment wheelin' and dealin' Didn't a damn about how Lyte was feelin' But then he got wise, started me better 'Cause all of his said I was a go-getter
He knew he was me and abusin' me He also knew soon he'd be losin' me I clocked him, yeah, I docked him But I rocked him and then I him
I just you to understand I just you to understand what?
Then there was Dave, couldn't So I punished him and put him in my cave he got bold, tried to play insane So Bigfoot threw him off my paper thin
He tried to 10%-dis me but he me off 'Cause I'm the boss and you know I'm not it Lyte is too dope and you know I ain't it
Then there was Henry, way too I needed a trip, he said, he send me Pay my airfare if he could come me I said, "Listen, honey, I need your money Believe me when I you, I've got my own 'Cause I'm MC Lyte on the microphone"
I want you to understand I want you to understand Understand
I just want you to I just want you to what?
Heres story, a dude named Corey When I to work, yes, I was a clerk At the World Trade Center, back in school little player musta thought I was a fool
He took me out to lunch, offered me a home When we got there, he asked, he use my telephone I said, "Yeah, sure", flipped him to the 'Cause he said, "Whats up? " and tried to my butt
I kicked him down the stairs and said, "What you're " him to his car and said, "Get movin'" He tried to it, I wasn't goin' for it You can't play me, I'm thee MC
Never saw his face until last week All beat up and bleedin' the street I to my left, there was a girl with a pipe in her hand Sayin', "Why oh why, you understand?"
I just you to understand I want you to understand what?
I just want you to I just you to understand Understand
I just you to understand I just want you to what?