[Verse 1: Aaliyah]
What would you do to get to me?
What would you say to have your way?
Would you give up, or try again
If I hesitate to let you in?
Now, would you be yourself, or play a role?
Tell all the boys, or keep it low?
If I say no, would you turn away?
Or play me off? Or would you stay?
Oh

[Chorus: Aaliyah]
And if at first you don't succeed (Oh)
Then dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again, try again
'Cause if at first you don't succeed
You can dust it off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again, try again
Again, again

[Verse 2: Aaliyah]
I'm into you, you into me
But I can't let it go so easily
Not 'til I see what this could be
Could be eternity, or just a week, oh
Ay, yo, our chemistry is off the chain
It's perfect now, but will it change?
This ain't a yes, this ain't a no
Just do your thing, we'll see how we go, ohh, oh
[Chorus: Aaliyah]
And if at first you don't succeed (Oh, yeah)
Then dust yourself off and try again (Again)
You can dust it off and try again, try again (Yeah)
'Cause if at first you don't succeed (Ooh)
You can dust it off and try again (Try again)
Dust yourself off and try again (Yeah), try again
Again, again

[Verse 3: Aaliyah]
So, you don't wanna throw it all away
I might be shy on the first date
What about the next date?
Huh (Huh), huh (Huh)
Huh (Huh), huh (Oh)
I said, you don't wanna throw it all away (Away)
I might be buggin' on the first date
What about the next date? (Date)
Huh (Huh), huh (Huh)
Huh (Huh), huh (Oh)

[Chorus: Aaliyah]
And if at first you don't succeed
Then dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again, try again
'Cause if at first you don't succeed
You can dust it off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again, try again
Again, again
[Verse 4: Sin & Sebastian]
If I burn anything, I'm burnin the track
The remix, and y'all gon' be spinnin it back
Like "one, two," me and Timb spittin' it up
Like Twist out Philly livin' it up
Crash the bar in the Jaguar
With no crash a one-ninety flash car
Livin' the life, so I spit on the dice
Like send us a bash and ain't treatin' 'em right
Like keep a stash, that's the number one law
And here's the Coach bag, I wanna be up in your bra
Gave your friends competence, sprayin' the John Paul
Hennessey's, and when I leave, I don't go to the mall
I take you to a place with fur coats and stores
Put your hands in some gloves, put that Christian Dior
With the skull caps, Gucci frames, push back
In the Cadillac, black light, now who pushin' that?

[Interlude: Aaliyah]
Ohh, yeah, yeah
Baby, hey, yeah
Again, again
Ohh

[Chorus: Aaliyah]
And if at first you don't succeed
Then dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again, try again
'Cause if at first you don't succeed
You can dust it off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again, try again
Again, again
[Interlude: Timbaland]
It's been a long time (Time)
We shouldn't have left you (Left you)
Without a dope beat to step to
Step to, step to, step to (What!)
Step to, step to, step to (Fricky-fricky, whoo!)
It's been a long time (Time)
We shouldn't have left you (Left you)
Without a dope beat to step to
Step to, step to, step to
Step to, step to, step to (Freaky-freaky)