Strumming dub plates with our fingers,
Eliminate sounds with our song,
Killing a sound boy with this sound
Killing a sound boy with this sound
Taking sound boys' lives with this dub
Killing him softly with this sound
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him and listen for a while
And there he was this young boy, stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I felt all flushed with fever
embarased by the crowed, i felt he found my letters and read each
one out loud
I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on strumming
my pain
with his fingers, singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
[clef]
Yo L-Boogie, take it to the bridge
[lauryn]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Strumming my pain with his finger, yeah he was...
shoutouts and fade

[CHORUS]
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
what am i gonna do
said i been needin you, wantin, you
(said i need you)
Wondering if your the same and whose been with you
Is your heart still mine
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
[Verse 1]
Off to college
Yes you went away
Straight from high school
You up and left me
We were close friends
Also lovers
Did everything
For one another
Now your gone and I'm lost without you here now
But I know I gotta live and make it somehow
Come back...to me
Can you...feel me(callin)
Hear me...calling (for you)
for you...cuz its
[chorus]
Its been too long and i'm lost without you
what am i gonna do
said i been needin you, wantin you
wondering if your the same and whose been with you
is your heart still mine
i wanna cry sometimes
i miss you
[verse 2]
now im sittin here
thinking about you
and the days we used to share
its drivin me crazy
i dont know what to do
Im just wondering if you still care
I dont wanna let you know
that its killing me
i know you got another life you gotta concentrate baby
come back...to me
can you...feel me(callin)
hear me...callin(for you)
for you...cuz its
[chorus 2x]
its been too long and i'm lost without you
what am i gonna do
said i been needin you wanting you
wondering if your the same and whose been with you
is your heart still mine
i wanna cry sometimes
i miss you
[bridge]
i...cant...breathe...no...more
since you went away i
dont really feel like talking
no one here to love me
baby do you understand me
i cant do or be without you
[chorus 3x]
its been too long and im lost without you
(tell me what im gonna do)
what am i gonna do
said i been needin you, wantin you
wondering if your the same and who'se been with you
is your heart still mine
i wanna cry sometimes
i miss you

He comes from a foreign place
an island far away
intrigues me with every move
til' im breathless, i'm helpless
cant keep my kool
steals my heart when he takes my hand
and we dance to the rhythem of the band
i feel his finger tips, grip my hips
and i slip as we dip into a state of bliss
Mama used to warn me
to beware of those Latin lovers
She said I gave my heart too soon
and that's how I became your mother
I said ay mama, you seem to forget
I'm not in love yet
Sweet talk dont win me over
But i realized
Big brown eyes can hypnotize
When he says
I am full blood boricua
read the tattoo on his arm
he tells me, mami i need ya
and my heartbeat pumps so strong
getting lost in el ritmo
he whispers te quiero, te quiero
i begin to give in with no hesitation
cant help my infatuation
it's pure infatuation
skin the color of cinnamon
his eyes light up and i melt within
feels so good it must be a sin
I cant stop what i started
I'm giving in
He brings life to my fantasies
Sparks a passion inside of me
Finds the words when i can not speak
In the silence, his heartbeat is music to me
Mama used to warn me
not to rush love with another
she said i'm not trying to lecture
i just care about my daughter
ay mama, you seem to forget
i never will let
a man control my emotions
but when he smiles
i feel like a little child
when he says
i am full blood boricua
read the tattoo on his arm
he tells me, mami i need ya
and my heartbeat pumps so strong
getting lost in el ritmo
he whispers te quiero, te quiero
i begin to give in with no hesitation
can't help my infatuation
its pure infatuation
caught between my mama's words
and what i feel inside
im wanting to explore his world
but a part of me wants to hide
should i risk it, can't resist it
this has caught me by surprise
Should i, let him take me to Puerto Rico
I cant hold back no more
Lets go tonight...you adore me, never be lonely
i am full blood boricua
read the tattoo on his arm
he tells me, mami i need ya
and my heartbeat pumps so strong
getting lost in el ritmo
he whispers te quiero, te quiero
i begin to give in with no hesitation
cant help my infatuation
i cant help, what im feeling
infatuated
infatuation

So what am I not supposed to have an opinion
Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman
Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind
Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled
When a female fires back
Suddenly the target don't know how to act
So he does what any little boy will do
Making up a few false rumors or two
That for sure is not a man to me
Slanderin' names for popularity
It's sad you only get your fame through controversy
But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave them proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Never can, never will
So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying
Are you offended by the message I'm bringing
Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing
If you look back in history
It's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory the more he can score
While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore
I don't understand why it's okay
The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change
Start a new beginning for us everybody sing
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
What do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Lil' Kim:
Check it - Here's something I just can't understand
If the guy have three girls then he's the man
He can either give us some head, sex her off
If the girl do the same, then she's a whore
But the table's about to turn
I'll bet my fame on it
Cats take my ideas and put their name on it
It's aiight though, you can't hold me down
I got to keep on movin'
To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack
Do it right back to him and let that be that
You need to let him know that his game is whack
And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back
But you're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things
So you're just a little boy
All you'll do is annoy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things
This is for my girls...
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Spread the word, can't hold us down

Its been five months since you went away
left without a word and nothing to say
When i was the one who gave you my heart and soul
But it wasn't good enough for you, no
So i asked god
God send me an angel from the heavens above send me an angel to heal my broken heart from being in love cause all i do is cry god send me an angel to wipe the tears from my eyes
and i know it might sound crazi but after all that i still love you you wanna come back to my life but now there is something i have to do i have to tell the one that i once adored that they cant have my love no more cause my heart cant take no more lies and my eyes are all out of cries
god send me an angel from the heavens above send me an angel to heal my broken heart from being in love cause all i do is cry god send me an angel to wipe the tears from my eyes
now you had me on my knees beggind god please to send you back to me i couldn't eat, i couldn't sleep you made me feel like i could not breathe now all i wanted to do was to feel your touch and give you all my love but you took my love for granted want my lovin now but you cant have it god
God send me an angel from the heavens above send me an angel to heal my broken heart from being in love cause all i do is cry god send me an angel to wipe the tears from my eyes
oh god, send me (god send me an angel) an angel (wipe the tears from my eyes) oh baby send me an angel from the heavens above send me an angel (god send me an angel) from being in love (send me an angel) oh god, send me an angel send me an angel (send me an angel) ooohhhh...

Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
[verse 1]
I'm looking in the mirror
At this woman down and out
She's internally dying
I know this was not what loves about
I dont wanna be this woman
The second time around
Cause I'm wakin up screamin, no longer believin
That I'm gonna be around
[Prehook]
And over and over I tried
Yet over and over you lied
over and over I cried, yeah
I dont know why
and over and over I tried
yet over and over you lied
over and over i cried, yeah
i dont know why
[chorus]
rain on me
lord, wont you take this pain from me
I dont wanna live, i dont wanna breathe
baby, just rain on me
lord, wont you take this pain from me
i dont wanna live, i dont wanna breathe, tell ya just
[verse 2]
see, i dont want to hug my pillow late at night no more
I'm tossin and turning and thinkin about burning down these walls
I-I dont wanna fuel this fire no more, no more, no more
See, i made up my cause i've wasted my time
Aint nothing here to keep me warm
[pre-hook x2]
[chorus]
[bridge]
im so tired of the rain
in my life
and im so tired of the strain
and now your gonna lie
cause sometimes i cant sleep at night and
this here it just dont seem right and
sometimes i just wonder why i
almost let my life go by
Cause sometimes i cant sleep at night and
this here it just dont seem right and
sometimes i just wonder why i
almost let my life go by
[chorus]

Yes! so crazy right now
Most incredibly
It's your girl b
It's your boy young
History in the makin
[part 2]
I look and stare so deep in your eyes
I touch on you more and more every time
When you leave i'm beggin you not to go
Call your name two, three times in a row
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain
How im feeling and my pride is the one to blame
Yeah, cause i know i dont understand
Just how your love can do what no on else can
Got me lookin so crazi right now
Your loves got me lookin so crazi right now
(your love)
Got me looking so crazy right now, your touchs
Got me lookin so crazy right now
(your touch)
Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now
Lookin so crazy your love's got me looking
Got me lookin so crazy your love
When i talk to my friends so quietly