Lyrics:

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

Wyclef
(Ah) yeah
Yo, this is Wyclef, Refugee Camp, Prakazrel
This little base sittin' up here on the base
While I'm on this pro
I got my girl L, one time, one time
Hey yo, L, you know you got the lyrics

Lauryn
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
A stranger to my eyes

Strumming my pain with his fingers

Pras
(One time, one time)

Lauryn
Singing my life with his words

Pras
(Two times, two times)

Lauryn
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
Embarrassed by the crowd
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

Pras
(One time, one time)

Lauryn
Singing my life with his words

Pras
(Two times, two times)

Lauryn
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

Wyclef
Yo L-Boogie, take it to the bridge

Lauryn
Bust it
Oh, oh, oh...
La la la la la la
Whoa
La
Whoa
La

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
La ah aha ah ah

Strumming my pain with his fingers

Pras
(Yes, he would sing)

Lauryn
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 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