"U Don't Know Me" lyrics
Here, here we go, from Japan to Romeo
My flow is slow and it's, you know, my first time on radio
Now some say I'm foul, some say I'm wild, and that all might be true
But it did not happen overnight, so let me tell my tale to you
It started out when I was six, just telling dirty jokes
My mother overheard and washed my mouth out with soap
Now as I grew, I always knew what it was for me to do
Never front, just be blunt, and always tell the truth
Never fake, I never act like something that I'm not
Remember me? I'm that foul-mouthed kid that lived around your block
You thought that I was crazy like a dog chasing its tail
And by the time I turned of legal age, I'd probably be in jail
In school, my teachers thought I was just a foul-mouthed freak
Now their yearly salary is what I make in just one week
So to the people who used to say, "You think you know it all"
Maybe I do and maybe I don't, but right now, I'm standing tall
And you don't know me
It's funny how one kid can cause so much confusion
Parents should be happy I'm the dope their kids are using
Now some people think this business is all fame and glory
But there's a flip side to that truth, so let me kick my story
It took me oh so long to reach the point I'm at
Every time I take one step forward, they push me two steps back
I give an inch, they take a mile, some try to cramp my style
They try to diss, they shoot, they miss, I walk off with a smile
But time will pass and I'll outlast anyone who doubts me
And the booty-naked truth is you don't know shit about me
So when I'm in your town to nearest mic, please kindly show me
So you can see what's really me and find out you don't know me
Because you don't know me
Now you might want to party, man, so here's your party jam
Hey, girly in that skirt, I want you just like Uncle Sam
Let's knock boots, let's knock boots, right down to the nitty-gritty
With every drink and every blink, you seem to get more pretty
So out the bar, straight to my car, now what's left to do?
She was saying, "I love you," so I said, "Yeah, I love you too" (ha!)
Next day I awoke, I almost choked, who's bringing me inside?
My head was ringing, heard people singing "Here Comes the Bride"
Thinking just what was I drinking as I looked around to see
The girl I met last night was at the altar waiting on me
Next thing I know, I'm face to face with holy matrimony
Looked at that bitch and I quit screaming, "You don't know me!"
She didn't know me
Girls around this country think I'm nasty, think I'm sexist
But they bought my first LP, you know: "Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast"
Saying, "Ooh, you're this," and "Oh, you're that," uh, uh, uh, hold up, cutie
What's your favorite song off that LP? "Ah, Wax That Booty"
A lesson taught, I know you thought my dirty raps were kinda funny
But close-minded people thought I was only out to make money
But check on back, because it's a fact obscenity is no new thing
Remember Chuck Berry and when he sang "My Ding-A-Ling"?
But for me, I feel what I see and I say just what I feel
And in this world, everything I see, you know, is all too real
Even though I don't look the same because I cut off my flat top
I'll always say just what I feel because that's the real Kid Rock
And you don't know me
My flow is slow and it's, you know, my first time on radio
Now some say I'm foul, some say I'm wild, and that all might be true
But it did not happen overnight, so let me tell my tale to you
It started out when I was six, just telling dirty jokes
My mother overheard and washed my mouth out with soap
Now as I grew, I always knew what it was for me to do
Never front, just be blunt, and always tell the truth
Never fake, I never act like something that I'm not
Remember me? I'm that foul-mouthed kid that lived around your block
You thought that I was crazy like a dog chasing its tail
And by the time I turned of legal age, I'd probably be in jail
In school, my teachers thought I was just a foul-mouthed freak
Now their yearly salary is what I make in just one week
So to the people who used to say, "You think you know it all"
Maybe I do and maybe I don't, but right now, I'm standing tall
And you don't know me
It's funny how one kid can cause so much confusion
Parents should be happy I'm the dope their kids are using
Now some people think this business is all fame and glory
But there's a flip side to that truth, so let me kick my story
It took me oh so long to reach the point I'm at
Every time I take one step forward, they push me two steps back
I give an inch, they take a mile, some try to cramp my style
They try to diss, they shoot, they miss, I walk off with a smile
But time will pass and I'll outlast anyone who doubts me
And the booty-naked truth is you don't know shit about me
So when I'm in your town to nearest mic, please kindly show me
So you can see what's really me and find out you don't know me
Because you don't know me
Now you might want to party, man, so here's your party jam
Hey, girly in that skirt, I want you just like Uncle Sam
Let's knock boots, let's knock boots, right down to the nitty-gritty
With every drink and every blink, you seem to get more pretty
So out the bar, straight to my car, now what's left to do?
She was saying, "I love you," so I said, "Yeah, I love you too" (ha!)
Next day I awoke, I almost choked, who's bringing me inside?
My head was ringing, heard people singing "Here Comes the Bride"
Thinking just what was I drinking as I looked around to see
The girl I met last night was at the altar waiting on me
Next thing I know, I'm face to face with holy matrimony
Looked at that bitch and I quit screaming, "You don't know me!"
She didn't know me
Girls around this country think I'm nasty, think I'm sexist
But they bought my first LP, you know: "Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast"
Saying, "Ooh, you're this," and "Oh, you're that," uh, uh, uh, hold up, cutie
What's your favorite song off that LP? "Ah, Wax That Booty"
A lesson taught, I know you thought my dirty raps were kinda funny
But close-minded people thought I was only out to make money
But check on back, because it's a fact obscenity is no new thing
Remember Chuck Berry and when he sang "My Ding-A-Ling"?
But for me, I feel what I see and I say just what I feel
And in this world, everything I see, you know, is all too real
Even though I don't look the same because I cut off my flat top
I'll always say just what I feel because that's the real Kid Rock
And you don't know me
