I Hope You Understand

I hope you understand
I hope you understand, you understand
That I'm leaving in the evening
No more sleeping or disbelieving
Ooh, I gotta put myself first
Lucius, gotta find my way
So I'm taking the faster train, ooh-ooh
I hope you understand
I hope you understand

I've had sleepless nights
And I've had weary days
And I've tried my best
To make it work in ways
You can't even begin to imagine how it feels, oh
I'll always remember feeling like I was no good (no good)
Like I was something that you never, never understood (ooh)
Now I'm older and wiser
I'm choosing me, oh
I hope you understand

I, I hope (ooh-ooh-ooh)