[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)]
    [Repeat Chorus to fade]