[Chorus:]
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
So simple as 1-2-3
Understanding is what we need
[Verse One (Tiny):]
You don't really know me
You just wanna do what you wanna do
That's not the way it should be
No, you should listen to me boy
I try so very hard to make you understand
But the choices you make, baby they're all demands
[Break:]
[Kandi]
I try so very hard to keep our love alive
But you don't wanna meet me half way
Then the understanding dies
[Tamika]
There's no way that we can work it out
If we don't pull together
I don't mean to be demanding
But I want some understanding
I want to be with you
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse Two (LaTocha):]
I listen to you baby
And I know the things you're going through
I try to understand
That's why I'm still here with you, baby
See everyday we're living
Is one thing that will always be unsure
That's why I need you baby, pleading baby
Please let our love endure
[Repeat Break & Chorus (x2)]