Intro:
Yo, Wyclef, It's
time that I confess
(Refugee Camp)
to all the girls
(Don't do it,
don't do it)
*singing* To all
the girls I loved before
*rapping* To all
the girls I cheated on before
*singing* To all
the girls I loved before
* Verse 1
To all the girls
I cheated on before, I tip my hat like Willie Nelson You got pressure,
take a sip of this Molson Here's what happened, it wasn't my intentions
To fall into seduction
while playing a temptation I thought I had it figured out, but games don't
last
The hourglass
ran out, I got sprayed with the tear gas
Big men don't
cry, hold my feelings inside
Stress brings
me ?, I gotta hold my pride
When I see you
with another guy, jealous thoughts of homicide Call me selfish when I say
Abraham has many wives You say this is the 90's, either it's gonna be me
or her I found myself in a blur
Lookin' into the
clouds thinkin' out loud
"I'm in love with
two women, who is it gonna be now?"
Chorus:
To all the girls
I cheated on before, it's a new year
I got a new change
of gear, I swear
I can see clear
now the clouds disappeared
You forgive but
never forget, so the past reappears, uh huh To all the girls I cheated
on before, it's a new year I got a new change of gear, I swear
I can see clear
now the clouds disappeared
You forgive, but
you still think that I'm a ho
Verse 2:
Second verse is
gonna hurt, based on a true life story
I got married
at 24 in New Jersey
You know the feelings
start nature take it's course
Two years later
'Clef gets a divorce
When I had the
cold feet, I shouldn't've walked the altar With Dionne Warwick, she could
predict my future
Went with my feelings
even though it wasn't right Creepin' with my secret lover in the middle
of the night Back home, break of dawn, dinner's at the table
Thin Line Between
Love And Hate is on cable
I'm lookin' at
myself thinkin' out loud
"I'm in love with
two women, who is it gonna be now?"
Repeat chorus
Break: (includes
elements from Rapper's Delight)
Hotel, (I'm not
a) motel, Holiday Inn (you don't believe me though) And if your girl acts
up at the carnival, then you take her friend
Hotel, (I'm not
a) motel, Holiday Inn (you don't believe me though) And if your girl acts
up at the carnival, then you snatch her friend
Break it down
right here
Verse 3:
One love, you're
lucky to have one love
It sounds bugged,
drinking wine from the same jug One heart, one mind, one soul
She ain't a gold
digger, she don't care about your bank-roll Keep your money, she make her
own cheddar
All she want from
me is respect like Aretha
Cooked me lasagne,
stayed in for the winter
Chilled to the
summer, now I'm gone 'til November Have you seen her?
I think I did
But what I did
wrong was take a love for granted
Cause first comes
trust, don't rush into lust
Easier said than
done, I lust and I must
Passion is a must,
but then we start to cuss
We was just makin'
love, now we tearing up each other's guts Like species, she called me an
animal
So feel the tongue
of the warm-blooded mammal
Repeat chorus
Outro:
I'm not a ho (repeat
and dimminuendo at the same time)
(You don't believe
me though)
I know you're
diggin' this
Is it OK if I
play my guitar right about now, is it alright? (You don't believe me though)
Alright (you don't
believe me though), alright
People in the
back, is it OK if I play my guitar right about now? Alright, alright, alright,
alright
People on the
side, is it OK if I play my guitar right about now?
© Wyclef Jean 1997 Extrait de l'album "The Carnival".