embbaressed by the croud I felt all flushed with fever (chorus) stranger to my eyes and there he was this young boy and listen for a while and so I came to see him I heard he had a style I heared he sang a good song with his words with his words k**ing me softly with his words telling my whole life k**ing me softly k**ing me softly with his words singing my life with his words strumming my pain with his fingers (chorus) I felt he found my letter and read each out loud I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on (Chorus) Wooaaaaaaaaaahhhaahhhaahh woaoaoaoaoaaaooaaaaooaaa nan*llalalalala woa wawaaaooh laaa laa laaaa naaaaaaaaaaa oooaaooooooaaooooooaaaaaaaoooooooooaoooooooo (chorus) (chorus) [lauryn - verse one] - (pras in parentheses) Yo! yo! what?! I heard he sang a good song, yeah! Yo...i heard he had a style And so, i came to see him and listen for awhile! (yo, yo, yo, yo...unh,unh) What?! yo! yo! yo! yo! yo!...and there he was, this young bra! (just a lil' kid chillin' on a...unh) Ha-ha! stranger to my eyes! (c'mon, what?! unh, ahh!) [chorus] - (wyclef & pras in parentheses) {pras in brackets} Strummin' my pain with his fingers, yo! (one time!) Singing my life with his words...two times! (two times!) {come on!} k**ing me softly with his song...k**ing me softly! {yo! unh-uh! unh-unh- Unh-unh!} With his song, telling my whole life! {ha! unh, unh!} With his words, k**ing me...softly! yo, yo...yo! yo! yo! yo! {yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo, unh!} With his...song! (yo l-boogie!) (throw 'em off the bridge!) - wyclef [bridge] [chorus 1x]