Why

[Hook] So why you trying to play me though? Out like a sucker (Repeat 4x) [Pharoahe Monch] You're sneaking around like a sneaker baby, what's the beeper for? Used to do my chores, now you're acting like a whore Phones at my crib with you off to the store For now, you don't love me no more? Hey, by the way who's Kirk? Left a message on my machine said you didn't come to work You're AWOL from the job, plus who's Rob? The way you're acting, I think you've been slobbing 'em Sometimes I swear I think I feel like robbing 'em But my papa told me never to snuff no girls You give 'em diamonds, jewels, furs, pearls Rings and shoes and cars and things From time to time I wanna diss her You couldn't blame me if I treat her like Amy Fisher And dismiss her from the courtroom in a Yugo You know, something like Joe Buttafuoco But deep inside my heart, the pain still stings When I think back and remember I was gonna swing her a ring For her ring finger, yes I used to bang her Like "inga binga bunga" but I'm out like Felix Unger so uh... [Hook] [Prince Poetry] I reminisce back when I was swinging with Miss Pretty Young Thing She got a kick outta my jeep and a meal at Burger King I shot her ego down with my maturity Getting papers from Port Authority doing security, uh She just used to climb up in my whipper whip Just to stress a nigga quick, young chick on a ego trip Whip ping ha ha I had to stop the pigeon Step, find a dove who comprehends exactly how I'm living So I met a girl around the way from the Uptown set We used to drown in sweat, uh She was my darling til I lost my 9 to 5 She started dissing listen pretending then shitting on my pride She tried to crush my pride so cut off so to the next Uh, not for the sex, this one used to run through the projects Gossiping with the next about the next Loved to cover her neck, for stress gave her a cat as a pet Itchbay didn't know which way she wanted to flow Flowing with this nosey hoochie when I was out doing my shows Doing a dem bow, dem bow, dem bow, dem bow You can't front, you used to bust all over Prince Po And fall fast asleep into the morn Girlfriend started flipping, so yo Prince had to be gone I'm just another brother trying to get around the fakes And keep my mental state, no matter what it takes and yo... [Hook]