Understanding

What I need from you is understanding How can we communicate If you don't hear what I say (mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...) What I need from you is understanding So simple as one, two, three Understanding is what we need You don't even 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 (you better listen to me, boy) I try so very hard To make you understand But the choices you make Baby, they're old to me, ooh I try so very hard To keep our love alive But you don't wanna meet me half way 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 wanna be with you What I need from you is understanding (ooh...) How can we communicate (mmm... mmm... mmm...) If you don't hear what I say What I need from you is understanding (mmm... hmm...) So simple as one, two, three (yeah) Understanding is what we need I listen to you, baby And I know the things you're goin' through I try to understand That's why I'm still with you, baby (I'm still with you) See, every day we're living Is one thing will always be unsure That's why I need you, baby, pleading, baby Please let our love endure I try so very hard To keep our love alive But you don't wanna meet me half way Then the understanding dies And 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 What I need from you is understanding (all I need, babe, is understanding) How can we communicate If you don't hear what I say (you don't hear what I say) What I need from you is understanding (all I need from you, baby) So simple as one, two, three (can't you see, one, two, three, mmm) Understanding is what we need All I need, all I need All need is understanding How If you don't hear what I say Can't you see, baby Ooh I try so very hard To keep our love alive (yes, I do) But you don't wanna meet me half way 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 wanna be with you What I need from you is understanding (understanding) How can we communicate (now how can we communicate) If you don't hear what I say (please hear what I say, yeah) What I need from you is understanding (come on, baby, come on) So simple as one, two, three (it's so simple as one, two, three) Understanding is what we need What I need from you is understanding (all I need from you, whoa) How can we communicate (how can we communicate) If you don't hear what I say (oh) What I need from you is understanding (understanding) So simple as one, two, three (ooh... oh)