I used to be in love with this guy named Sam   I don't know why, 'cause he had the head like that of a clam   But you couldn't tell me nothin', 'cause Sam was number one   'Cause to me, oh, my gosh, he was one in a million      I shoulda knew the consequences right from the start   That he'd use me for my money, and then break my heart   But like a fool in love I fell for his game   But I got mine, so I show no shame      In Empire winked his eye, and then he kept walkin'   And all of those who live in Brooklyn know just what I'm talkin'   The roller disco where we all used to go   Just to have some fun back in 1981      You know the place, Empire Boulevard   Is where I first saw the nigga, and he tried to play hard   But I knew the deal, 'cause I knew his brother Jerry   And Sam, he just broke up with his girlfriend Terry      So Jerry introduced Sam and I that night   He said, "Hello, my name is Sam" I said, "Hi, my name is Lyte"   We dipped and we dapped and we chit and we chat   About this and that, from sneakers to hats      He said, "Look, I'm in the mood for love   Simply because you're near me"   (Let's go)   To my house, lay back and get nice   Watch television, reunite on ice      I said, "Slow down, I know you wanna shake me down   But I'm not one of the girls to go rippin' around"      Just like a test   Ju-just like a test   Ju-just like a test   I cram to understand u      Next month I finally went to his house   I walked into the door, there was a girl on the couch   I said, "Who's the frog, the bump on the log?   You chump, you punk, how could you do me wrong??      Singing sad songs about your love is so strong   You said, "Wait Lyte, you're confused, the girl is my cousin"   Your brother agreed, but later she said that she wasn't      Just like a test   Ju-just like a test   Ju-just like a test   I cram to understand u      Forgotten, next month we went to the Deuce   Well, I thought it kinda strange 'cause you had lots of juice   You knew the dopes, the pushers, the addicts, everybody   Asked ya how you met 'em, said you met 'em at a party      Then these girls tried to tell me you were sellin' the stuff   I said, "It's not your business, so shut the fuck up"   They said, "Okay Lyte, think what you wanna think   But it's gon' be some shit when your man becomes a"      I said, "Look, to bust a move, I don't even know you   To put it Lyte, I really don't care to"   They kinda got mad and sort of offended   They said, "We only lookin' out for yo best interest"      I said, "Thanks but no thanks" in an aggravated tone   "When I wanna find out, I find out on my own"      Just like a test   Ju-just like a test   Ju-just like a test   I cram to understand u      Then my cousin said she saw you with this lady named C   Well, I'm clawin' my thoughts, I wonder who she could be   You're spending all your time with her   And not a second with me      They say you spend your money on her   And you're with her night and day   Her name starts with a C and it ends with a K   I strain my brain lookin' for a name to fit this spellin'   But I just couldn't do it 'cause my heart kept yellin'      Burning, begging for affection from you, Sam   But just like a test I cram to understand you   Thought I knew you well enough to call you a man      But, just like a test   Ju-just like a test   Ju-just like a test   I cram to understand u      Then it came a time you started looking kinda thin   I asked you why, you said, "Exercise, tryina stay slim"   I bought it, even though I knew it was a lie   'Cause it really didn't matter, you were still lookin' fly      But oh no, oh no, you started askin' me for money   Butter me up, beg me and call me your honey   So I gave you 2 yards, and then I gave you one more   You picked up your jacket and you flew out the door      You came back an hour later and you asked me for a 10   I said, "I only got a 20", you said, "Give me that, then"   I said, "Nope, I'll tell you now, you better stop slobbin'   Find you a job, or you better start robbin'"      So I stepped off with a giant step   Picked up my belongings, and I just left   And now I see you in Empire every Sunday   Juicin' the girls up for some money and a lay      But every time I see you doin' it, I just ruin it   Tell 'em how ya on crack, smoke, sniff, and chewin' it   And as for this girl, Miss C, oh well   I was shocked as hell when I heard, Samuel      When your homeboys told me, I almost went whack   That the girl you was addicted to, her name was Crack