[ 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 ****, 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?"
[ 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 ****, 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?"
