I Cram to Understand U (1990 Remix Version) (Explicit)

I Cram To Understand U - MC Lyte
I used to be in love with this guy named Sam
I don't know why  cause he had the head like that of a clam
But you couldn't tell me nothin  cause Sam was number one
Cause to me  oh my gosh  he was one in a million
I shoulda knew the consequences right from the start
That he'd use me for my money  and then break my heart
But like a fool in love I fell for his game
But I got mine  so I show no shame
In Empire winked his eye  and then he kept walkin
And all of those who live in Brooklyn know just what I'm talkin
The roller disco where we all used to go
Just to have some fun back in 1981
You know the place  Empire Boulevard
Is where I first saw the ni**a  and he tried to play hard
But I knew the deal  cause I knew his brother Jerry
And Sam  he just broke up with his girlfriend Terry
So Jerry introduced Sam and I that night
He said  "Hello  my name is Sam" I said  "Hi  my name is Lyte"
We dipped and we dapped and we chit and we chat
About this and that  from sneakers to hats
He said  "Look  I'm in the mood for love
Simply because you're near me"
Let's go To my house  lay back and get nice
Watch television  Reunite On Ice
I said  "Slow down  I know you wanna shake me down
But I'm not one of the girls to go rippin around"
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Next month I finally went to his house
I walked into the door  there was a girl on the couch
I said  "Who's the frog  the bump on the log
You chump  you punk  how could you do me wrong
Singing sad songs about your love is so strong"
You said  "Wait Lyte  you're confused  the girl is my cousin"
Your brother agreed  but later she said that she wasn't
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Forgotten  next month we went to the Deuce
Well  I thought it kinda strange cause you had lots of juice
You knew the dopes  the pushers  the addicts  everybody
Asked ya how you met em  said you met em at a party
Then these girls tried to tell me you were sellin the stuff
I said  "It's not your business  so shut the f**k up"
They said  "Okay Lyte  think what you wanna think
But it's gon' be some sh*t when your man becomes a -"
I said  "Look  to bust a move  I don't even know you
To put it Lyte  I really don't care to"
They kinda got mad and sort of offended
They said  "We only lookin out for yo best interest"
I said  "Thanks but no thanks" in an aggravated tone
"When I wanna find out  I find out on my own"
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Then my cousin said she saw you with this lady named C
Well I'm clawin my thoughts  I wonder who she could be
You're spending all your time with her and not a second with me
They say you spend your money on her and you're with her night and day
Her name starts with a C and it ends with a k
I strain my brain lookin for a name to fit this spellin
But I just couldn't do it cause my heart kept yellin
Burning  begging for affection from you  Sam
But just like a test I cram to understand you
Thought I knew you well enough to call you a man
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Then it came a time you started looking kinda thin
I asked you why  you said  "Exercise  tryina stay slim"
I bought it  even though I knew it was a lie
Cause it really didn't matter  you were still lookin fly
But oh no  oh no  you started askin me for money
Butter me up  beg me and call me your honey
So I gave you 2 yards  and then I gave you one more
You picked up your jacket and you flew out the door
You came back an hour later and you asked me for a 10
I said  "I only got a 20"  you said  "Give me that  then"
I said  "Nope  I'll tell you now  you better stop slobbin
Find you a job  or you better start robbin"
So I stepped off with a giant step
Picked up my belongings  and I just left
And now I see you in Empire every Sunday
Juicin the girls up for some money and a lay
But every time I see you doin it  I just ruin it
Tell em how ya on crack  smoke  sniff  and chewin it
And as for this girl  Miss C  oh well
I was shocked as hell when I heard  Samuel
When your homeboys told me  I almost went wack
That the girl you was addicted to  her name was Crack Just like a test
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