Lyrics:

Strummin' my pain with his fingers
Singin' 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
A stranger to my eyes
Strummin' my pain with his fingers (one time)
Singin' my life with his words (two times)
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
Strummin' my pain with his fingers (one time)
Singin' my life with his words (two times)
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
Take it to the bridge, yo

Yo, listen...
Strummin' my pain, woah
Singin' my life, yeah
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life
With his words, killing me softly, softly with his song
Bring it around y'all, one more time
Strummin' my pain, yeah
Singin' my life, yeah
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life
With his words, killing me softly, softly, softly with his song (come on)
We close, it might work out well
Listen, band
Do y'all wanna go home?
No not yet (you don't wanna go home yet)
Do you want us to go home? No