MC Lyte - I Cram To Understand U lyrics

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 nigga


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 Terri
So Jerry introduced Sam and I that night
He said, "Hello, my name is Sam" I said, "Hi
My name is Lyte" we yipped and we yapped 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, Riunite On Ice"
I said, "Slow down
I know you wanna shake me down
But I'm not one of the
Girls that go rippin around"

Just like a test ju-just like a test
Ju-just like a test i cram to understand you

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

Just like a test ju-just like a test
Ju-just like a test i cram to understand you

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 fuck up" they said, "Okay Lyte
Think what you wanna think
But it's gon' be some shit when
Your man becomes a fiend"
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"

Just like a test ju-just like a test
Ju-just like a test i cram to understand you

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

But Just like a test ju-just like a test
Ju-just like a test i cram to understand you

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