[00:00:00] Soon You'll Understand - Jay-Z [00:00:01] Written by:Justin Smith/Al Kooper/Just Blaze/Shawn Carter/Jay-Z [00:00:21] Mmm you don't understand now because you're cryin and you hurt [00:00:27] You'll understand soon enough soon enough [00:00:33] You're my best friend's sister grown woman and all [00:00:36] But you see how I am around girls I ruin 'em all [00:00:38] Plus your mom call me son around you since I was small [00:00:41] Shit I watched you mature nah this ain't right [00:00:44] But still when your boyfriend ditched you life's a bitch you cried [00:00:47] Over my right shoulder I told you to wipe your eyes [00:00:49] Take your time when you likin a guy [00:00:51] Cause if he sense that your feelings too intense it's pimp or die [00:00:55] I bought you earrings on your birthday [00:00:57] Drove you to college your first day [00:00:58] It must be sad though it hurts to say [00:01:00] We could never be a item don't even like him [00:01:03] You deserve better this is ugly Gina please don't love me [00:01:07] There's better guys out there other than me [00:01:09] You need a lawyer or a doctor with a Ph.D [00:01:12] Think of how upset your mother and brother would be [00:01:14] If they found that you was huggin me [00:01:16] My conscience is f**kin with me [00:01:18] Let him hold you let him touch you [00:01:22] Soon you'll understand [00:01:26] Man I look in the eyes of a [00:01:29] This a kid that stole life and me together [00:01:33] We're tryin really tryin to make it work [00:01:35] I'm young and I ain't ready and I told you [00:01:38] It ain't like I ain't tell you from day one I ain't shit [00:01:42] When it comes to relationships I don't have the patience [00:01:45] Now it's too late we got a little life together [00:01:48] And in my mind I really want you to be my wife forever [00:01:50] But in the physical it's like I'ma be trife forever [00:01:53] A different girl every night forever told you to leave [00:01:56] But you're stubborn and you love him and [00:01:58] No matter what despite all the f**kin and the cheatin [00:02:00] You still won't leave him now you're grievin [00:02:02] And I feel bad believe me [00:02:04] But I'm young and I ain't ready and this ain't easy [00:02:07] Wasn't fair to tell you to wait so I told you to skate [00:02:10] You chose not to now look at the shit we gotta go through [00:02:13] Doin a fight throw in a fuss you the mother of my baby [00:02:16] I don't want you to hate me this is about us [00:02:18] Rather me I ain't ready to be what you want me to be [00:02:21] Because I love you I want you to leave please [00:02:24] Let him hold you let him touch you [00:02:29] Soon you'll understand [00:02:35] Mm. listen ma [00:02:36] I mean I seen you workin two or three jobs [00:02:38] Daddy left. I thought I was makin things better [00:02:44] I made it worse [00:02:46] Dear ma I'm in the cell lonely as hell [00:02:48] Writin this scribe thinkin 'bout how you must feel inside [00:02:51] You tried to teach me better but I refused to grow [00:02:54] God damn I ain't the young man that you used to know [00:02:57] You said the street claim lives but I wanted things like [00:03:00] Bling bling ice I was wrong in hindsight [00:03:02] Shit we grew apart try to blame it on your new spouse [00:03:05] I know it hurt like hell the day you kicked me out [00:03:08] But your house is your house I ain't respect the rules [00:03:11] I brought crack past your door beefed with rival crews [00:03:14] And who wants to be the mother of a son who sold drugs [00:03:17] Co-workers saw me on the corner slingin Larry Love [00:03:19] Meanwhile you workin hard like two or three jobs [00:03:22] Tryin to feed me and my siblings makin an honest livin [00:03:25] Who am I kiddin I call myself easin the load [00:03:27] I made the load heavy I need money for commissary [00:03:30] Try to understand please [00:03:36] Soon you'll understand [00:03:41] Let him hold you let him touch you [00:03:47] Soon you'll understand [00:03:52] Let him hold you let him touch you [00:03:58] Soon you'll understand [00:04:03] Let him hold you let him touch you