I Cram to Understand U

[00:14.15] I used to be in love with this guy named Sam
[00:16.49] I don't know why, 'cause he had the head like that of a clam
[00:18.82] But you couldn't tell me nothin', 'cause Sam was number one
[00:21.45] 'Cause to me, oh my Gosh, he was one in a million
[00:23.97] I shoulda knew the consequences right from the start
[00:26.72] That he'd use me for my money, and then break my heart
[00:29.36] But like a fool in love I fell for his game
[00:31.95] But I got mine, so I show no shame
[00:34.54] In empire winked his eye, and then he kept walkin'
[00:37.59] And all of those who live in Brooklyn know just what I'm talkin'
[00:40.14] The roller disco where we all used to go
[00:42.89] Just to have some fun back in 1981
[00:45.53] You know the place, Empire Boulevard
[00:47.84] Is where I first saw the nigga, and he tried to play hard
[00:50.58] But I knew the deal, 'cause I knew his brother Jerry
[00:53.16] And Sam, he just broke up with his girlfriend Terry
[00:55.73] So Jerry introduced Sam and I that night
[00:58.43] He said, hello, my name is Sam I said, hi, my name is Lyte
[01:00.89] We dipped and we dapped and we chit and we chat
[01:03.76] About this and that, from sneakers to hats
[01:06.16] He said, look, I'm in the mood for love
[01:08.37] Simply because you're near me
[01:11.53] (Let's go) to my house, lay back and get nice
[01:14.11] Watch television, reunite on ice
[01:16.81] I said, slow down, I know you wanna shake me down
[01:19.84] But I'm not one of the girls to go rippin around
[01:22.46] Just like a test
[01:23.83] Ju-just like a test
[01:24.93] Ju-just like a test
[01:26.24] I cram to understand you
[01:28.51] Next month I finally went to his house
[01:30.18] I walked into the door, there was a girl on the couch
[01:32.33] I said, who's the frog, the bump on the log?
[01:35.23] You chump, you punk, how could you do me wrong?
[01:38.04] Singing sad songs about your love is so strong
[01:40.39] You said, wait Lyte, you're confused, the girl is my cousin
[01:42.95] Your brother agreed, but later she said that she wasn't
[01:46.30] Just like a test
[01:47.64] Ju-just like a test
[01:48.99] Ju-just like a test
[01:49.98] I cram to understand you
[01:52.08] Forgotten, next month we went to the deuce
[01:53.58] Well, I thought it kinda strange 'cause you had lots of juice
[01:56.11] You knew the dopes, the pushers, the addicts, everybody
[01:59.13] Asked ya how you met 'em, said you met 'em at a party
[02:01.67] Then these girls tried to tell me you were sellin' the stuff
[02:04.16] I said, it's not your business, so shut the fuck up
[02:06.66] They said, okay Lyte, think what you wanna think
[02:09.11] But it's gon' be some shit when your man becomes a...
[02:12.45] I said, look, to bust a move, I don't even know you
[02:14.72] To put it Lyte, I really don't care to
[02:17.38] They kinda got mad and sort of offended
[02:19.72] They said, we only lookin' out for yo best interest
[02:22.56] I said, thanks but no thanks in an aggravated tone
[02:25.28] When I wanna find out, I find out on my own
[02:28.14] Just like a test
[02:29.40] Ju-just like a test
[02:30.56] Ju-just like a test
[02:31.86] I cram to understand you
[02:33.82] Then my cousin said she saw you with this lady named C
[02:35.68] Well I'm clawin' my thoughts, I wonder who she could be
[02:38.28] You're spending all your time with her and not a second with me
[02:41.09] They say you spend your money on her and you're with her night and day
[02:43.42] Her name starts with a c and it ends with a k
[02:46.11] I strain my brain lookin' for a name to fit this spellin'
[02:48.92] But I just couldn't do it cause my heart kept yellin'
[02:51.59] Burning, begging for affection from you, Sam
[02:54.26] But just like a test I cram to understand you
[02:56.73] Thought I knew you well enough to call you a man, but
[02:59.63] Just like a test
[03:01.25] Ju-just like a test
[03:02.20] Ju-just like a test
[03:03.51] I cram to understand you
[03:05.94] Then it came a time you started looking kinda thin
[03:07.51] I asked you why, you said, exercise, tryina stay slim
[03:09.74] I bought it, even though I knew it was a lie
[03:10.72] 'Cause it really didn't matter, you were still lookin' fly
[03:15.07] But oh no, oh no, you started askin' me for money
[03:17.81] Butter me up, beg me and call me your honey
[03:20.53] So I gave you 2 yards, and then I gave you one more
[03:23.12] You picked up your jacket and you flew out the door
[03:25.74] You came back an hour later and you asked me for a 10
[03:28.31] I said, I only got a 20, you said, give me that, then
[03:31.34] I said, nope, I'll tell you now, you better stop slobbin'
[03:33.78] Find you a job, or you better start robbin'
[03:36.31] So I stepped off with a giant step
[03:38.69] Picked up my belongings, and I just left
[03:41.29] And now I see you in empire every sunday
[03:44.06] Juicin' the girls up for some money and a lay
[03:46.94] But every time I see you doin' it, I just ruin it
[03:49.60] Tell 'em how ya on crack, smoke, sniff, and chewin' it
[03:51.75] And as for this girl, miss C, oh, well
[03:56.22] I was shocked as hell when I heard, Samuel
[03:57.50] When your homeboys told me, I almost went wack
[04:00.15] That the girl you was addicted to, her name was Crack
[04:02.12] Just, just, just, just, just like a test
[04:05.82] Ju-just like a test, ju-just like a test
[04:08.25] I cram to understand you
[04:09.78] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
[04:12.54] Ju-just like a test
[04:13.68] I cram to understand you
[04:15.25] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:18.79] I cram to understand you
[04:20.60] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:23.85] I cram to understand you
[04:25.61] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:29.66] I cram to understand you
[04:31.06] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:33.50] I cram to understand you
[04:36.16] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:40.09] I cram to understad you
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