I Cram to Understand U

[00:14.15] I used to be in love with this guy named Sam
[00:16.42] I don't know why, 'cause he had the head like that of a clam
[00:18.86] But you couldn't tell me nothin', 'cause Sam was number one
[00:21.48] 'Cause to me, oh my Gosh, he was one in a million
[00:23.97] I shoulda knew the consequences right from the start
[00:26.80] That he'd use me for my money, and then break my heart
[00:29.38] But like a fool in love I fell for his game
[00:31.95] But I got mine, so I show no shame
[00:34.59] In empire winked his eye, and then he kept walkin'
[00:37.55] And all of those who live in Brooklyn know just what I'm talkin'
[00:40.12] The roller disco where we all used to go
[00:42.82] Just to have some fun back in 1981
[00:45.59] You know the place, Empire Boulevard
[00:47.87] Is where I first saw the nigga, and he tried to play hard
[00:50.54] But I knew the deal, 'cause I knew his brother Jerry
[00:53.16] And Sam, he just broke up with his girlfriend Terry
[00:55.75] So Jerry introduced Sam and I that night
[00:58.44] He said, hello, my name is Sam I said, hi, my name is Lyte
[01:00.81] We dipped and we dapped and we chit and we chat
[01:03.77] About this and that, from sneakers to hats
[01:06.12] He said, look, I'm in the mood for love
[01:08.37] Simply because you're near me
[01:11.54] (Let's go) to my house, lay back and get nice
[01:14.18] 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
[01:22.42] Just like a test
[01:23.82] Ju-just like a test
[01:24.97] Ju-just like a test
[01:26.27] I cram to understand you
[01:28.55] Next month I finally went to his house
[01:30.12] I walked into the door, there was a girl on the couch
[01:32.38] I said, who's the frog, the bump on the log?
[01:35.22] You chump, you punk, how could you do me wrong?
[01:38.10] Singing sad songs about your love is so strong
[01:40.34] You said, wait Lyte, you're confused, the girl is my cousin
[01:42.92] Your brother agreed, but later she said that she wasn't
[01:46.28] Just like a test
[01:47.69] Ju-just like a test
[01:48.90] Ju-just like a test
[01:49.92] I cram to understand you
[01:52.02] Forgotten, next month we went to the deuce
[01:53.52] Well, I thought it kinda strange 'cause you had lots of juice
[01:56.11] You knew the dopes, the pushers, the addicts, everybody
[01:59.19] Asked ya how you met 'em, said you met 'em at a party
[02:01.66] 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
[02:06.64] They said, okay Lyte, think what you wanna think
[02:09.11] But it's gon' be some shit when your man becomes a...
[02:12.48] I said, look, to bust a move, I don't even know you
[02:14.71] To put it Lyte, I really don't care to
[02:17.33] They kinda got mad and sort of offended
[02:19.75] They said, we only lookin' out for yo best interest
[02:22.55] I said, thanks but no thanks in an aggravated tone
[02:25.21] When I wanna find out, I find out on my own
[02:28.16] Just like a test
[02:29.38] Ju-just like a test
[02:30.53] Ju-just like a test
[02:31.86] I cram to understand you
[02:33.86] Then my cousin said she saw you with this lady named C
[02:35.69] Well I'm clawin' my thoughts, I wonder who she could be
[02:38.23] You're spending all your time with her and not a second with me
[02:41.06] They say you spend your money on her and you're with her night and day
[02:43.48] Her name starts with a c and it ends with a k
[02:46.16] I strain my brain lookin' for a name to fit this spellin'
[02:48.96] But I just couldn't do it cause my heart kept yellin'
[02:51.50] Burning, begging for affection from you, Sam
[02:54.27] But just like a test I cram to understand you
[02:56.74] Thought I knew you well enough to call you a man, but
[02:59.60] Just like a test
[03:01.27] Ju-just like a test
[03:02.25] Ju-just like a test
[03:03.52] I cram to understand you
[03:05.90] Then it came a time you started looking kinda thin
[03:07.56] I asked you why, you said, exercise, tryina stay slim
[03:09.71] I bought it, even though I knew it was a lie
[03:10.77] 'Cause it really didn't matter, you were still lookin' fly
[03:15.01] But oh no, oh no, you started askin' me for money
[03:17.86] Butter me up, beg me and call me your honey
[03:20.58] So I gave you 2 yards, and then I gave you one more
[03:23.19] You picked up your jacket and you flew out the door
[03:25.78] 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'
[03:33.71] Find you a job, or you better start robbin'
[03:36.32] So I stepped off with a giant step
[03:38.69] Picked up my belongings, and I just left
[03:41.21] And now I see you in empire every sunday
[03:44.06] Juicin' the girls up for some money and a lay
[03:46.95] But every time I see you doin' it, I just ruin it
[03:49.56] Tell 'em how ya on crack, smoke, sniff, and chewin' it
[03:51.76] And as for this girl, miss C, oh, well
[03:56.29] I was shocked as hell when I heard, Samuel
[03:57.43] When your homeboys told me, I almost went wack
[04:00.12] That the girl you was addicted to, her name was Crack
[04:02.13] Just, just, just, just, just like a test
[04:05.88] Ju-just like a test, ju-just like a test
[04:08.24] I cram to understand you
[04:09.70] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
[04:12.52] Ju-just like a test
[04:13.63] I cram to understand you
[04:15.28] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:18.75] I cram to understand you
[04:20.60] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:23.88] I cram to understand you
[04:25.66] Just like a test, ju-just like a test
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[04:29.63] 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
[04:38.57] Ju-just like a test
[04:40.01] I cram to understad you
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