The Roots — Understand

[Intro: Dice Raw] Never understand [Hook: Dice Raw] People ask for God, 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shaking his head, say, "He'll never understand" People ask for God, 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shakes his head then he says, "Man'll never understand" [Bridge: Dice Raw] He'll never understand, never understand Never understand [Verse 1: Black Thought] Gravedigger, dig a hole that fit a black nigga My body's stiff as a Madame Tussaud's wax figure My transformation: a caterpillar from crack dealer And backpedaller was no less, than spectactular Yeah I was trappin' money, flippin' like a spatula Now put that sucker in a box like Dracula I led the devil in a dance An electric slide across the line I drew up in the sand Dead, ended, love is like a harlequin's romance Lost between sips of liquor, that empty bottle in my hands It was a shot away, but I never got away Dreamed a little dream of me but that was an anomaly Yo, people ask for God [Hook: Dice Raw] People ask for God, 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shaking his head, say "He'll never understand" People ask for God 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shakes his head then he says, "Man'll never understand" [Verse 2: Greg Porn] Holy, sugar, honey ice tea I guess that's a prayer for a player like me In my church clothes, breaking buds on the Bible The sweet temptation of my granddaddy's rifle Got me thinking 'bout doing a jihad with these guys Who only true religion look better than Levi's Who baptize glasses with beers and blood stain You preaching to the choir, that praise the drug game Hallelujah, 'til the cops cuff me in the back of a cruiser Or the fire truck wash my soul down the sewer I count my blessings And blow it on a nun to resurrect my erection I pray, I pray all dogs go to Heaven Or to a new hell with a Wi-Fi connection So I can pay for my sins on PayPal Or own a holy ghost, a greyhound [Hook: Dice Raw] People ask for God, 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shaking his head, say "He'll never understand" People ask for God, 'til the day he comes See God's face, turn around and run God sees the face, of a man Shakes his head then he says, "Man'll never understand"