[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]