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

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
(You gotta listen to me, boy)
I try so very hard
To make you understand
But the choices you make
Baby, they're all demands

I try so very hard
To keep our love alive
But if you don't wanna meet me halfway
Then the understanding dies
There's no way that we can work it out
If we don't pull together
I don't mean to be demanding
I want some understanding
I wanna be with you

~chorus~

I listen to you, baby
And I know the things you're going through
I try to understand
That's why I'm still with you
(That's why I'm still with you, boy)
See, everyday we're living
Is one that will always be unsure
That's why I need ya babe
I'm pleadin' baby
Please let out love endure

I try so very hard
To keep our love alive
But if you don't wanna meet me halfway
Then the understanding dies
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 to fade~