[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!)

[Hook] - (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]

[Hook 1x]