Dontgetit
Lil' Wayne Lyrics

Baby you understand me now
Hey, do you comprehend my perspective?

If sometimes you see that I'm mad
If you notice that I'm angry at times

Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel
Realize that no one can be perfect all the time

When everything goes wrong, you see some bad
In times of trouble, negative actions may arise

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Yet, deep down, my intentions are pure

Oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood
I pray to be correctly perceived

What's understood ain't gotta be explained
What is comprehended doesn't need clarification

But you don't understand me so let me explain
Since you don't comprehend me, allow me to elucidate

Stood in the heat, the flames, the snow
Endured challenging situations in extreme conditions

Please slow down hurricane
Kindly calm the storm within

The wind blow, my dreads swing
As the wind blows, my dreadlocks sway

He had hair like wool, like Wayne
He had hair resembling wool, just like mine (Wayne's hair)

Dropping ashes in the bible
Ashes falling on the Bible (a metaphorical act)

I shake em out and they fall on the rifle
I shake them off, and they land on the rifle (symbolic gesture)

Scary, Hail Mary no tale fairy
Frightening, like a desperate prayer without fairy tales

All real very, extraordinary
100% genuine, incredibly exceptional

Perry Mason facing, the barrel if he tattle
Perry Mason confronts the barrel (of a gun) if he snitches

My God is my judge, no gown no gavel
My judge is God, no courtroom attire or authority needed

I'm a rebel, down to battle
I'm a defiant person, ready to fight

Now or never, I would never and ever
The time is crucial, I would never back down

F***ing fantastic, f*** if you agree, I'm bright
Amazing beyond belief, I don't care if you acknowledge my brilliance

But I don't give a f*** if you see me
However, I don't care if you notice or recognize me

What's understood ain't gotta be explained
What is perceived doesn't require clarification

So for those who understand meet Dwayne
Therefore, for those who comprehend, let me introduce myself as Dwayne

For eight and a half months I gave Ms. Cita pain
I caused Ms. Cita distress for a significant period

Now it's young money baby, keep the change
But now it's about the money, baby, keep the remaining amount

My mama say f*** em and we the same
My mother says she doesn't care about them, and we share the same attitude

So hello mothaf***a' you got some sheets to change
So greetings, mofo', you have some things to fix

And ain't it funny how people change like Easter Sunday
Isn't it ironic how individuals transform like Easter Sunday

You know church fit then outfit
You know, matching the outfit with the church attire

Bright pink and green chest look house lit
Vibrant pink and green attire makes you look stylish

Bright pinky rings but that ain't about this
Flashy pink rings, but that's not the main focus

What you bout b****
What are you all about, b****

Excuse my French emotion in my passion
Pardon my strong emotions and passion

But I wear my heart on my sleeve like it's the new fashion
I openly display my emotions as if it's the latest trend

What are you asking, if I don't have the answer
What are you inquiring about if I don't possess the response

It's probably on the web, like I'm a damn tarantula
It's likely on the internet, as if I'm a spider searching for answers

But I know you don't understand
But I'm aware that you don't comprehend

Cause you thought Lil Wayne was Weezy
Because you mistakenly thought Lil Wayne was Weezy

But Weezy is Dwayne
However, Weezy is the same person as Dwayne

I was watching t.v. the other day right
I was recently watching television

Got this white guy on there
There was a White man on the program

Talking about black guys
Discussing African-American men

Talking about how young black guys are targeted
Conveying how young Black men are singled out

Targeted by who? America
Targeted by whom? The United States

You see one in every hundred Americans are locked up
Well, one out of every hundred Americans is incarcerated

One in every nine black Americans are locked up
And one out of every nine African-American Americans is imprisoned

And see what the white guy was trying to stress was that
The point the White man was trying to emphasize was that

The money we spend on sending a mothaf***a' to jail
The financial resources used to imprison someone

A young mothaf***a' to jail
A youthful individual to prison

Would be less to send his or her young a** to college
Could've been invested in their education instead

See, and another thing the white guy was stressing was that
Additionally, the White man was emphasizing

Our jails are populated with drug dealers
Our prisons are crowded with drug traffickers

You know crack cocaine stuff like that
Specifically, crack cocaine-related offenses

Meaning due to the laws we have on crack cocaine and regular cocaine
Due to the legislation surrounding crack cocaine and regular cocaine

Police are only, I don't want to say only right, but s***
Law enforcement officers are primarily, to some extent, justified

Only logic by riding around in the hood all day
They have logical reasons to patrol the neighborhood constantly

And not in the suburbs
Rather than focusing on suburban areas

Because crack cocaine is mostly found in the hoood
Since crack cocaine is predominantly located in the neighborhood

And you know the other thing is mostly found in you know where I'm going
And you know the other type of cocaine is primarily present where I'm referring to

But why bring a mothaf***a' to jail if it's not gon' stand up in court
But why imprison an individual if the charges won't survive the legal process

Cause this drug ain't that drug
Because this kind of drug is not the same as the other

You know level 3, level 4 drug, s*** like that
Differentiating between levels 3 and 4 drugs and so on

I guess it's all a misunderstanding
I suppose it all boils down to a misunderstanding

I sit back and think, you know us young mothaf***as you know that 1 in 9
I reflect on us, the young people, you know that ratio of 1 in 9

We probably only selling the crack cocaine because we in the hood
We probably engage in crack cocaine distribution due to our environment

And it's not like in the suburbs, we don't have what you have
It's not as if we lack the opportunities available in the suburbs

Why? I really don't wanna know the answer
Why? Honestly, I don't want to know the answer

I guess we just misunderstood huh
I suppose we are simply misunderstood, huh?

You know we don't have room in the jail now for the real mothaf***as
You know, there's no longer space in prisons for the actual criminals

The real criminals, sex offenders, rapists, serial killers
For the genuine culprits, sex offenders, rapists, serial killers and such

Don't get scared, don't get scared
Don't become frightened, don't be alarmed

I know you saw one them sex offenders papers
I'm aware that you have come across a sex offender's registration information

Don't trip he live right on the end of yo block
Don't worry, he resides at the end of your block

Mhm yea, that n**** live right down the street from you
Yes, that individual lives just down the street from you

Sex offender on the level three drug
A sex offender with a level three drug charge

Convicted ex-con
A former prisoner with a criminal record

Yea check em out
Yeah, take a look at him

Watch you got, you got a daughter, son, what you got?
What do you have? Do you have a daughter, son, or something similar?

Ha ha yea, you know what
Haha, yeah, do you know what?

That's the good weed
That's the high-quality marijuana

You know what, I have a f***ing daughter
You know what, I have a daughter

You understand me and why the f*** would you bring my neighbor to jail
You comprehend my situation, so why on earth would you incarcerate my neighbor?

Just because the reason why he live next door to me
Simply because he lives next door to me

Ain't the reason I live next door to him
Doesn't mean I chose to live next to him

Meaning he didn't rap his way to my f***ing neighborhood
Implying that he didn't earn his way into my neighborhood through music

He sold crack cocaine to get to my neighborhood
Instead, he sold crack cocaine to gain access to my community

You move him out bring him to jail for life
You relocate him out of the area and give him a life sentence in prison

And then you move in with a sex offender
Yet, you allow a sex offender to move into the neighborhood

Ha ha, hey give me a paper
Haha, hey, pass me a newspaper

Ha ha is that a misunderstanding because I didn't understand it
Haha, is that considered a misunderstanding because I didn't comprehend it

Another thing, let me take my glasses off
Another aspect, allow me to remove my glasses

Cause I wanna see the reaction on their faces when I say this
Because I want to observe their facial expressions when I express this

Ha ha, this is why I don't respect you and nobody like ya
Haha, this is why I lack respect for you and individuals similar to you

See you're the type that gets off on getting on other people
You're the kind of person who derives pleasure from criticizing others

That's not good, no homo
That behavior is not commendable, no offense intended

Rather un-human, I should say
More accurately, inhuman, I must emphasize

I mean giving the fact that humanity were a good humanity
Considering the notion of ideal humanity, one that is virtuous

Rather to me is helping one another
To me, it means assisting each other

No matter your color or race
Irrespective of skin color or ethnicity

But this guy and people like him, they'd rather speculate before they informate
However, this individual and others like him prefer to speculate without gathering information

If that's a word, ha ha ha you know spec before check
If that's even a word, haha, I'm talking about speculating before validating

Anyways, meaning I'd much rather
Anyway, what I'd prefer instead

You talk to me first and see if you can lend an opinion before you link one
Is for you to communicate with me initially, to ascertain if you can offer an opinion before connecting it

Just my thought of good humanity
That's just my idea of the principles of humanity

Mr. Sharpton, hold on I ain't finished with you man
Mr. Sharpton, wait a moment, I haven't concluded speaking about you, man

Na f*** that s*** hm hold on, um
No, f*** that, hmm, wait a second, um

Mr. Sharpton and anyone like you, you don't know me
Mr. Sharpton and anyone similar to you, you don't understand me

So if you're not going to try to then what you say or think about me
So, if you're not going to put in the effort to understand, then what you say or think about me

Are what ever I do is totally Casper the friendly ghost
Are insignificant, just like Casper the friendly ghost

To me and it doesn't make you a good person
To me, it doesn't make you a good person

To criticize before you improvise
To critique without making an effort to understand

Doesn't necessarily make you a bad person either
But it also doesn't necessarily make you a bad person

But the characteristics for heavenly into bads way
However, these characteristics tend more towards negative qualities

Ha ha but since I am human I am good and bad
Haha, but since I am human, I possess both good and bad traits

As well but I try my hardest to stay good
Yet, I still endeavor to remain morally upright

Threes other things I do and say may be bad or just not to good
There are other actions and words of mine that may be objectionable or simply not commendable

But I do try, so with that said I don't vote you
But I make an effort, so with that being said, I don't support you

I mean your only human, good or bad
I mean, you're only human, whether good or bad

But I also don't respect you and I don't care if that's good or bad
However, I also don't hold respect for you, and I don't care if that's considered good or bad

You see you are no M-L-K, you are no Jesse Jackson
You see, you are not comparable to MLK or Jesse Jackson

You are nobody to me, you're just another don king with a perm
You mean nothing to me, you're merely another Don King with a perm

Ha ha, just a little more political
Haha, just a bit more politically inclined

And that just means you're a little un-human
And that implies that you're a bit less human-like

Then use humans, and now let me be human and say, f*** Al Sharpton and anyone like him
Compared to real humans, and now let me express my sentiment as a human, screw Al Sharpton and anyone similar to him

F*** if you understand me
I don't care if you understand me

I love being misunderstood
I enjoy when people fail to comprehend me

Ha ha why?
Haha, why do I feel this way?

Cause I live in the suburbs
Because I reside in the suburban area

But I come from the hood
But I originate from the neighborhood

Bring the hook in
Let the chorus come in