Knew U

And I still, gotta ask
 You could've told me
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 (So, so, so)
 From the beginnin' it was known
 Had a brother here, but now he's gone, real gone
 He's not six deep, find him on 6th Street
 His mind now mince meat, sleepin' on concrete
 Can tell when she went to sleep, she's still weak
 About a big bro, overdid it one day
 Decide to hit her, no booze, no drugs, no playaz
 No thugs, no luv no hugs
 When she caught me, found the stash in the coffee?
 Call me from the pay phone speakin' real softly
 That I've broken the seal of trust
 On her way to her momma's house on the bus
 It was old for us, "Don't make a fuss" she said
 As the tears shed, explained that she felt mislead
 She couldn't take the pain if I was jailed or found dead
 Or if I'd went onside her head
 I tried to convince her, only happens to a few
 How could I question, after all she'd been through
 She said she felt bad, but there was nothin' I could do
 I thought I knew, I thought I knew
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 Yeah, me and my man's go back way before the music
 I'd never thought that he would lose it and do that
 All year he used to be in my house
 But now I can't wait to smack the taste out of his mouth
 They say that money is the root of all evil
 But not having money is the root of all evil
 Chillin', talkin', walkin' with my people
 Talkin' the walk about how shit goin' be
 We gonna rock under any circumstances
 When I'm on the microphone you know we advancin'
 With or without you, can't fuck with you
 We try to forget you, 'cause we're tryin' to get richer
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 
 And I still, gotta ask
 You could've told me
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 (So, so, so)
 From the beginnin' it was known
 Had a brother here, but now he's gone, real gone
 He's not six deep, find him on 6th Street
 His mind now mince meat, sleepin' on concrete
 Can tell when she went to sleep, she's still weak
 About a big bro, overdid it one day
 Decide to hit her, no booze, no drugs, no playaz
 No thugs, no luv no hugs
 When she caught me, found the stash in the coffee?
 Call me from the pay phone speakin' real softly
 That I've broken the seal of trust
 On her way to her momma's house on the bus
 It was old for us, "Don't make a fuss" she said
 As the tears shed, explained that she felt mislead
 She couldn't take the pain if I was jailed or found dead
 Or if I'd went onside her head
 I tried to convince her, only happens to a few
 How could I question, after all she'd been through
 She said she felt bad, but there was nothin' I could do
 I thought I knew, I thought I knew
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 Yeah, me and my man's go back way before the music
 I'd never thought that he would lose it and do that
 All year he used to be in my house
 But now I can't wait to smack the taste out of his mouth
 They say that money is the root of all evil
 But not having money is the root of all evil
 Chillin', talkin', walkin' with my people
 Talkin' the walk about how shit goin' be
 We gonna rock under any circumstances
 When I'm on the microphone you know we advancin'
 With or without you, can't fuck with you
 We try to forget you, 'cause we're tryin' to get richer
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you
 Better than that, better than that
 Better than that, better than that
 And I thought that I knew you