Gotta Understand

You might wanna say it Testing Ooh, ya got to understand What ya gotta Speak the truth for real You might want to say You got to understand We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective The J5 collective will wreck 'cuz you You got to understand" keep it together and try You might want to say but you you got to understand We're more than meets the third eye, words fly Reppin' from the bird's eye view I ain't hating, I just heard better Up the ante on the game and apply the pressure Understand I was a fan Before I was a member of your favorite rap band Understand that I'm still a fan And you can keep playing after the fact Related to the game and came after crack 'Cuz every nigga I know is out ta get a plaque So why you wanna go and do that, huh? I don't know man, 'cuz we see fiends who dream cream Reppin' the west through special effects and green screens And it seems you need to be the one to flash that cannon Or sign the autographs till the last cat's standing Brother pass that action and your trashin' is real Your only way of coming up is probably inking a deal While you're thinking the skills, some are thinking the mills In a never-ending quest ta get the house on the hill And that's real What ya gotta Speak the truth for real You might want to say You got to understand We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective The J5 collective will wreck 'cuz you You got to understand" keep it together and try You might want to say, but you you got to understand We're more than meets the third eye, words fly Reppin' from the bird's eye view I need some understanding in this world between me and my girl She want the diamonds and the pearls to be a part of my world Twenty four-sev but love don't pay the rent So love me when I'm home and cherish the moment Uh-huh, 'cuz some of you women are men's mirrors I know some women who dodge balls like Ben Stiller Please understand, it's not to offend or seem bitter But every queen need a king wit her Ms. Thing I don't know But ever I leave you ready to go My Momma told me about how it flow But I didn't wanna listen but she told me so Now if it ever came to the bank account Who'd ya pack ya things and get up and bounce These the type of things that I be thinking about To all my other fellas you got to understand What ya gotta Speak the truth for real You might want to say You got to understand We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective The J5 collective will wreck 'cuz you You got to understand keep it together and try You might want to say but you you got to understand We're more than meets the third eye, words fly Reppin' from the bird's eye view And all the times I tried ta do what this wanna God do? It's cuz I see the world from the Artist eye view You live life the next part is you die, too And there's no one on this Earth it doesn't apply to Now that's true, 'cuz every single day I live I'm obligated just ta say it like it T-I is And I ain't gon' talk about no cat whose decision is poor Trust me, man, my hand is just as dirty as yours Either they like you or they hype you, it's a cycle Choices that we make in the vital 'Cuz in the blink of an eye it can all go awry And the next man will quickly take your title Yeah, between me and myself and all of these things Understanding is a theme when we doing our thing From the job to my queen and chasing my dream The whole world needs a little bit of understanding What ya gotta Speak the truth for real You might want to say You got to understand We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective The J5 collective will wreck 'cuz you You got to understand keep it together and try You might want to say but you you got to understand We're more than meets the third eye, words fly Reppin' from the bird's eye view