[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!}
Killing me softly with his song...killing me softly!	{yo! unh-uh! unh-unh-
Unh-unh!}
With his song, telling my whole life! {ha! unh, unh!}
With his words, killing 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]