I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      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      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      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 paper thin 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      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      Heres another story, a dude named Corey   When I used to work, yes, I was a clerk   At the World Trade 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, "Whats 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?"      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?      I just want you to understand   I just want you to understand   Understand what?