What I need from you is understanding How can we communicate If you don't hear what I say What I need from you is understanding (That's all I want) So simple as one, two, three - (Yeah) You don't understand me (no) Don't know what I can be But even if you could see (yeah) You wouldn't wanna be me (no) 'Cause I don't understand me (no) Hurt by things I can't see, and As much 'you wanna love me (oh) I find it hard to love me (yeah) Girl ain't we supposed to be made for eachother She said she done love me more than any other But I can't feel it yet I love her, imma sucker And now she's goin' and talkin' like she's wantin' another Baby can't we go the distance (can we go girl) Indecisive, inconsistence She just scared of the distance (so scared) Then she love me, no resistance (no resistance girl) You don't understand me (no) Don't know what I can be (don't know girl) But even if you could see (yeah, even if you could) You wouldn't wanna be me (no you wouldn't) 'Cause I don't understand me (no I don't) Treat me like a Plan-B But are we really meant to be (oh are we) I know God really love me (yeah, you should) Know you'd be taking up all of my attention Calling me wantin' me around, tension Tellin' my friends you love me, confession Then you tell your friends about another connection Maybe you just wanna move on (ay) But stop me every time I try to move along Baby we won't make it all alone (ay) I know I can't do this on my own (girl, I been) Prayin' for happiness and forgiveness I keep on sinnin' God as my witness Maybe it's becoming too much to handle, sickness But I already been through all of this business If you really love me then why are you scared (girl) All of this fear like you don't really care (girl) Maybe it's selfish but I wanna be there Help you with the problems, love you while I'm here (yeah) You don't understand me, no I don't understand (oh) Why don't you understand (oh) I don't understand (do you understand) You don't understand (oh, girl) I don't understand (do you understand me) We can't understand You don't understand (You don't understand me, girl) What I need from you is understanding I hate mental pain I'm good at physical pain 'Cause it only goes so far, it ain't gon' kill you Unless they trynna kill you You shoot me in my brain I only gotta feel two seconds of pain And then I don't gotta look at you or look at nobody no more It's that mental, that is that torture That's the real pain