Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Background Vocals
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Sampled Artist
Little Feat
Little Feat
Sampled Artist
Pras Michel
Pras Michel
Background Vocals
Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection
Sampled Artist
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
Sampled Artist
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel
Songwriter
Charles Fox
Charles Fox
Songwriter
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Producer
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Producer
Jerry Duplessis
Jerry Duplessis
Co-Producer
Warren Riker
Warren Riker
Mixing Engineer
Pras Michel
Pras Michel
Co-Producer

Lyrics

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 Yo (yeah, yeah) This is Wyclef, Refugee Camp (L Boogie up in here) Pra'zrel (Pra'zrel up in here) Little Base sittin' up there on the bass (Refugees up in here) While I'm on this, I got my girl L One time (one time) One time (one time) Ayo L, you know you got the lyrics 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, stranger to my eyes Strumming my pain with his fingers (one time, one time) Singing my life with his words (two times, 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 Then read each one out loud I prayed that he would finish But he just kept right on Strumming my pain with his fingers (one time, one time) Singing my life with his words (two times, 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 (yo, L Boog, take me to the bridge) Bust it Whoa Whoa Huh, huh-uh La-la-la, la-la-la (la) Whoa, la-ah (la, la) Whoa, la-ah (la, la) Yeah, ha, ha, ha (c'mon) La (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Strumming my pain with his fingers (yes, he was) Singing my life with his words (mine) Killing me softly with his song Killing me softly with his song (yeah) Telling my whole life (whole life) with his words (his words) Killing me softly With his song Yo (strumming my pain), put your hands together For L Boogie (yeah) from the Refugee Camp (Singing my life with his words) Refugees up in here (You know how we do) L Boogie up in here (yeah) I said, L Boogie up in here (Wyclef, Prazrel) Wyclef, up in here (Killing me softly with his song) my man Little Base Pra'zrel up in here (Jerry one time), little T Rocks up in here (Killing me softly) we got Warren up in here (this is how we) Warren up, up in here (with his song) Outsiders up in here (Refugee Camp) (Telling my whole life) We got Fallon up in here (Refugee Camp), Mulaney Mulaney (with his words), Mulaney's up in here (yeah, Refugee Camp) We got Val' up in here (killing me softly) Everybody got a breaking point, kid And they'll rat on you, the family niggas'll rat on you That's why we gotta be prepared (yeah, motherfucker) To take whoever out we need to (I told you I was gon' get you next)
Writer(s): Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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