Gotta Understand

[Intro: Chali 2na]

Yeah

You might wanna say I'm—

Testing

Ooh

You got to understand

[Chorus: Chali 2na]

You got to

Speak the truth for real

You might wanna say I'm—

You got to understand

We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective

The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to

Keep it together and try

But you got to understand

We're more than meets the third eye, words fly

Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 1: Akil]

Yeah, yo, I ain't hating, I just heard better, uh

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

[Verse 2: Soup & Chali 2na]

And you can keep playing after the fact

Related to the game that came after crack

'Cause every nigga I know is out to get a plaque (Yeah)

So why you wanna go and do that, look, huh?

[Verse 3: Chali 2na]

I don't know, man, 'cause we seen fiends who dream cream

Rippin' the quest through special effects and green screens

And it seems you either be the one to blast that cannon

Or signing autographs 'til the last cat's standing

[Verse 4: Marc 7even]

Brother, pass that action, and your traction is real

Your only way of coming up is probably inking a deal

While you're thinking of skills, some are thinking of mills

In a never-ending quest to get the house on the hill

Now that's real

[Chorus]

You got to

Speak the truth for real

You might wanna say I'm—

You got to understand

We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective

The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to

Keep it together and try

But you got to understand

We're more than meets the third eye, words fly

Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 5: Akil]

I need some understanding in this world between me and my girl

She want the diamonds and the pearls, and 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

[Verse 6: Chali 2na]

Uh-huh, 'cause 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 with her

[Verse 7: Soup]

Yeah

Miss Thing, I don't know

Whenever I leave, you ready to go

My mama 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

Would you pack your things and get up and bounce?

These the type of things that I be thinking about

To all my other fellas

[Chorus: Chali 2na]

You got to

Speak the truth for real

You might wanna say I'm—

You got to understand

We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective

The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to

Keep it together and try

But you got to understand

We're more than meets the third eye, words fly

Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 8: Chali 2na]

Yeah, at all times, I try to do what the smartest guy do

It's 'cause I see the world from my 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

[Verse 9: Soup]

Now that's true, 'cause every single day I live

I'm obligated just to say it like it T-I is

And I ain't gon' talk about no cat, or who decision is poor

Trust me, man, my hand is just as dirty as yours

[Verse 10: Marc 7even]

Either they like you, or they hype you, it's a cycle

Choices that we make in the vital

'Cause in the blink of an eye, it can all go awry

And the next man'll quickly take your title

[Verse 11: Akil]

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

[Chorus: Chali 2na]

You got to

Speak the truth for real

You might wanna say I'm—

You got to understand

We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective

The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to

Keep it together and try

But you got to understand

We're more than meets the third eye, words fly

Rippin' from a bird's eye view