Ex-Factor Lauryn Hill (lyrics)

[Animefreak242]

I miss Ms. Hill.

[dahighbar]

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[DormFullaHOES]

the guitar solo just adds to the pain behind the song... smh on the right day this song can make me cry =))) i love Lauryn

[PissyB]

@DormFullaHOES I know the feeling

[KoLovesMB]

Heck, you guys are talking about being 19 and 16. I'm 13 and this song gives me chills. I love her, waaaaay more then this generations worthless music; always talking about sex, weed, and drugs. This is real music, no matter what age you are, you're never to young or old for Lauryn. :]

[sunnelena]

respect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[mcneeve2021]

bring these songs back actions speak louder than words

[KidNehi]

one of the best songs of all time ..

[Veeree17]

*speechless

[Veeree17]

This song always leaves me speechl.. I love it.

[Blessing551]

wow i like !

[amanitoocutee]

love this song , its REAL MUSIC ! WOW my mom used to play this sog all the time ; always think of my dad & their relationship when i hear this .

[shortythebiznes]

Dedicated to nikita scott I love you babie no matter wat

[Ceelea1]

I am going through an "Ex-Factor" right now. The question is how can I explain myself and I can't.

[mztyeshia290]

I was 8 when this joint came out.Lol! This was my mom"s song.

[DtownCboy]

love songs just make me remember things dat are hard to 4get \3

[InsanityEveryFloor]

Amazingly beautiful.



[onlybebeth]

Never get old

[Airins81]

Lauryn, eres lo más grande!!!!

[ShesASuperGeek]

this speaks to me so much right now </3

[Lovelychicc96]

im 15 -this is real music to me (:

[respectusboys]

Whats soo crazy about it is that my dad played this on repeat when i was growing up..

[B1992Eternal]

The ending

"Care for me, care for me

I know you care for me

There for me, there for me

Said you'd be there for me

Cry for me, cry for me

You said you'd die for me

Give to me, give to me

Why won't you live for me" Shiiiitttt, that part hit me so hard. She wrote such beautiful lyrics

[Bucklegirl58]

this song goes so hard in the mf paint

[pinkgurl44]

this song is really.... just gettin me thru

[TOPBOSSCHRIS]

I could dead go to sleep to diss respect to lauran and da whole fugees real hiphoo

[jamika998]

You let go and I let go too

[kingMELESHA]

Please come back Lauryn...

[PissyB]

@kingMELESHA I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VolumeOfDrake]

i Love This Song ...

[BIGP1700]

Great song ..

[rel6276]

I LOVE THIS SONG GROWING UP I'M 20 NOW AN STILL HAVE THIS SONG THUMPIN ON FULL BLAST IN MY CAR

[mullins1527]

Classic:-)

[AnimalRepellent]

I love this song. And i love the voice of Lauryn Hill

[babyrich33]

lauren hill is the truth

[msbrklyynn]

i remember when love songs made no sense to me....*sigh*

[Chrisakabighead2010]

Great Song

[lovewho525]

i ABSOLUTLEY LOVE THIS SONG :) IT USED O HIT HOME!!!

[meela2009]

Omg! My mom had that album when I was little and she used to play it in the car everyday.

[FettersKim]

@meela2009 omg me too!! she was going through a divorce at the time and i didnt understand any of it, but it brings back SOOO many mermories!! lol

[jazzyis1able]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooo

[philmor116]

Miss her

[XxNewmilleniumxX]

Its Crayzie How Her Music Hits Your Soul i Know Im Not The Only One Feeling This

[jazzyis1able]

ooooooooooooooooooooo

[Fiddalisk]

my mom played this on repreat growing u too im 19 ahaha upvote this shit if you had a cool mom that banged out to l hilllllll

[bissoc14]

@Fiddalisk lol i'm 19 as well and same story haha

[Fiddalisk]

@bissoc14 haha these kids have garbage music I feel bad for the ongoing generations real music like this doesnt happen anymore

[amyvalentecita]

@Fiddalisk ...i was one of those moms! :D

[Fiddalisk]

@amyvalentecita salute!!!!!!! and understand, once a cool mom always a cool mom

[mya36782]

- i keep letting you back in how can i explain myself (;

[Fireslanga1]

the greatest female artist ever!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!!

[TheXtianVleeger]

I can see this as a convo between her and God as well (lauryn is God in the convo)

[nysfavored]

@TheXtianVleeger I can 2, glad I'm not the only 1! God wants our luv 2, willingly....

[THELASTILLWILL]

Wyclef breakin her heart is a good thing, it made for one of the best albums of all time!

[pegasaurus420]

most rawest emotion put into a song ever

[simonbenjinewport35]

I know she made a statement a long time ago regarding white people, but she couldn't ever make me not buy her CD back when it came out and several times over to replace it when I've lost it while moving to 3 different states :) This song is in my top 10 and touches me more now that life has gotten it's claws into me further. You may not like me Lauren, but I love your art. You couldn't chase me away no matter how hard you tried.

[muffinlove16]

Her Music can NEVER grow old with me....2k11

[biggstew211]

right-- reciprocity. when can i see some back. she is amazing

[wiganjoe]

top tune

[butterfli26]

25 dislikes smh

[5juicy0juice5]

I love this song

[joshoooaaaahhh]

care 4 me care 4 me, i know you care 4 me, there 4 me there 4 me, said you'd be there 4 me, cry 4 me cry 4 me, you said you'd die for me, give to me give to me, why won't you live 4 me...?

[joshoooaaaahhh]

man can she sing, she's beautiful, she should sing more songs like this one.... tender and heartfelt songs like this one; make this world feel.... something...... outstanding vocals and lyrics,

[oneswetpunkin01]

I love this song...one of my favorites. I can listen to this song year after year.

[rondalin001]

This cd is in my car now

[hydiluv1]

Lauryn Hill will forever remain one of the most beautiful, inspirational, brilliant, phenomenal artist in the world.. IF I was asked to describe an artist I would say someone whom is able to put joy, pleasure, pain and love in something they love. Lauryn Hill never left, she know's what her music does for people... It's just some people need to begin to realize it.

She get's alll my respect.

[prettynrich]

some sort of complicated situation brings me back to this song and listen to it over and over. heartache :(

[juicyyanna22]

I been in 3 with this song 4 so long...i will always...lauryn hill is great artist:)...

[lashawnbrikm]

I KEEP LETTING U BACK N.......IM SPEECHLESS SING IT GIRL

[tashke29]

This song is one of my favorite and timeless...

[flipgood89]

this song is fuckin brilliant

[LotuseFlowerBomb]

in love with it .. period . point . _____

[krishaeD]

I'm 14 and i love this song and the 70's , 80's, and the 90's music way better than the junk today .

[Msnesha123babe]

@krishaeD thats true but this song came out 2000-01

[foyogood]

@Msnesha123babe No it did not. This song came out in 1999.

[krishaeD]

No It Did'nt It Was 99 And I Was Just Naming The Type Of Music I Like

[rudebwoyofficial]

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill = One Of The Best Albums Of All Time. ♥

[NayGunna227]

This that shxt....

[jokejizzy]

Love this song

[DrRisk01]

I LOVE this album cover <3

[PrettyYoungBabrie]

Luv this

[Karmey427]

love it

[mahoganyunique]

This song hits the spot every time! So real sometimes ;)

[careyloo66]

Love you Lauryn miss your beautiful art! :)~~~~

[lovingatlanta]

OMG! I love this song. Almost forgot all about it. "let go and I'll let go too" whooweee.

Please pray for me. I'm in a very bad mental place right now. I just want my happy back. I want the pain to stop.

Secondly, please pray for Lauryn Hill. Something is wrong with her. Lauryn performed at the Aretha Franklin Tribute that was held in Cleveland, Ohio on 11/5/11(Aretha's being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio) and Lauryn was acting so weird on stage, like she was hi

[wonderboyjohnny]

@lovingatlanta That's because she went crazy, declared her hatred of white people, started spitting out babies and caking on loud makeup and dressing like a bag lady. She probably IS high... great voice, though.

[PM0n3y84]

This songs rite on the money

[TalkIsCheap414]

man...she's my inspiration



[peacefulblonde39]

I wore this cd, OUT!!!! Love this

[salinameenz]

shes a G AND NEEDS TO COME BACK!!!

[gleninnes01]

LAURYN HILL is GANGSTAH

[dahighbar]

"where were you, when I needed you" WOW!

[threadjunkie]

@dahighbar that part touches my sole everytime i hear it

[rocknox]

re-education? Afro? I didn't have this copy...I had Mis-Education, and Dreads.

[TalkIsCheap414]

she need to come back...

[URfaycePFFT]

It's like she's singing about my life... omg. 

[shellCMB]

love it ;)

[edwinjj3]

love this damn song

[jazzyis1able]

oooooooooooo

[jazzyis1able]

oo

[cecillbill]

There for me, there for me

Said you'd be there for me

Cry for me, cry for me

You said you'd die for me

Give to me, give to me

Why won't you live for me

...where were you when I needed you?

This whole song as awesome ass lyrics. genuis songwriting.

[Relon410]

Speaks everything I feel I swear

[ohheynate]

What is up with commercials coming up before Lauryn Hill?

[DJNaveE]

Why is she singing MY song? Why is my life in her words? She's killing me softly with her song, killing me softly, with her song, tellin my WHOLE life, with her words....

[salinameenz]

can we all spell right?

please!

[presstash]

Even I am dyslexic but what the point of this 2 you, or OMG. Say what you really want to say, not this shit, thank God somebody said it.

[genebenoza]

I don't get it..y do u think she's underrated? seriously, she rocked the whole world (am from Asia but been traveling allot) Every body knows how great she is..Never been 2 a club that doesn't play her tracks - never met anyone who can just sit while Lauryn's songs are bein played..can't help but groove..Doowoop still ruling clubs in Jamaica and it's 2011 already..

[LifeWithKnowledge]

@genebenoza

Because she still doesn't get as much credit as she should. Doowop get's major play, but the people who know THAT Lauryn Hill haven't heard her other tracks. How many people appreciate how good her MTV unplugged album was?

There are plenty of people who still don't know who Lauryn Hill is. Plenty of terrible artists still manage to travel the world to perform, so you can't gauge it by that. & she's also always overlooked when talking top 5 female MCs...

[jspears19]

@LifeWithKnowledge I always tell people she top three or 5 when it comes to top female MC's but then again she never dropped a full rap album so i guess it balances all out.

[iluvny328]

still listening to this in 2011 <3

[HHot179]

there's god, jesus, then miss. hill

[angelsarah666]

love it!

[hotgurlTarie1217]

Story of my life </3

[fAAGAtAbOi562]

hit the nail in the mf'n head with this one. my girl wrote me a love/hate letter exactly this way

[DJNaveE]

@igetscrazydu

the lyric is....

Lovin you is like a battle...and we both end up with scars.

[Moniq4u24]

Love this song, and the guitar rip at 4:35-4:56 is awesome! Lauryn Hill is amazing.

[KubwaNaNzuri]

the real true rapping poetic queen

[freestyle7p]

i DON'T CARE but this is my songgggg... i Love this Song

[msminicutiepie]

love this song!

[sir404]

I WOULD BITE LAURYN HILL'S P000-C OFF AND SWALLOW IT. I LOVE U THAT MUCH LAURYN

[sir404]

@sir404 NOW THATS TRUE LOVE

[adrie2k9]

@sir404 whats a P000 C 

[ArlynisCOOL89]

u know low key i was a bit dissapointed at LA rising seeing her there i was sooo excited! but she seemed to be in a rush idk

[shadow2b74]

what an inspireation for independent woman... i honestly can sit here and listen to it over and over just to boost my self confidence!!

[PainNPower]

@shadow2b74  not to rain on your parade but, you know this song isn't meant to boost ones self-esteem right?

...just about a woman going through hell in a relationship.

[iceechillz]

@PainNPower i disagree with u.. she is telling us about how hard a relationship is but she also says you can let go and i will let go too. she is showing us to be strong and no matter how much u love them, sometimes love isnt worth the pain.

[DJNaveE]

@iceechillz

and sometimes no matter how much you want to hold on,

you're an idiot, and you just gotta let go before you destroy yourself AND them.

[DJNaveE]

And that no matter what you do, sometimes, it's best to end and walk away, no matter how much you DON"T want to, before you destroy YOU and THEM.

[Sebastian8701]

God I love this song. I saw her at Coachella and she's much more beautiful and amazing live..

[OneTrillNigga07]

i luv that album cover.....and this song!

[DriuhhSoKoldd]

how can someone even dislike this song ?

[sexyyredd009]

As painful as this thing has been I jus cant be with no one.

[yUNOLikESwEEtS]

'Loving you is like

A battle and we both

End up with scar's''''

[merczzz1]

Queen of HipHop n RnB!!

[jasmyn101]

perfection .

[JessyB757]

I miss Lauryn Hill .

[meljco]

...cuz no one's hurt me more than you and no one ever will

[babiikaixs]

as if this song wasn't emotonal enough. the guitar solo at the end put the nail on the coffin. MAN the tears started flowing.

[luvmusik76]

you let go and i let go to

[CrazygurlNajah]

'Cause no one loves you more than me, and no one ever will.

Man it sucks when they don't realize that until you move on and they miss what you gave them.

[shadmclovinjo]

@CrazygurlNajah You aint lying I never realize how much of an asshole I've been til the one I loved the most left me. I'm trying to this day to get back in her good graces. This song don't make me feel any better either. Great song but depressing as hell lol

[music4ify]

she is beautiful;isn't she?

[nikash08]

the only woman i kno that will still n always look good n a afro...thanx for singing the truth ms.hill u make the whole relationship game make a whole lot of since

[prettybshelby]

Love this song!!

[sillau9]

this song kind of reminds me of ashanti's song "dont let them",but yeah both nice songs,ashanti probably was sampling this from lauren hill and kind of the video

[luvmarvelinc]

i love the part that starts at 3:25 this is a great song

[zoebos100]

love this nowadays the r&b music is rubish!!

[Knightimehero]

lol...reciprocity isn't a "big word"

[garciabianca24]

Man. This song is perfectly stated. She said it all

[Presidential76]

Tell me who I have to be ... To get some re-ciprocity .... I love it & that's the reason it's on repeat :)

[mda1209]

this song is like the story of my life

[murphyhurtme]

19 people can't get any reciprocity

[SwAgGaSurfiiN]

she needs to come back out !

[mika23bibas]

19 ppl are seriously damaged

[OsazeMoswenYazid]

the cover change is funny.. cause i was trying to figure out if i was trippin. this is still a classic.

[grown7sexy]

fuck what shai talking bout this is that heat!!!!

[MrBlamesociety]

when is she gonna drop that instant classic man. drop an album boogie, please.

[lilready25]

19 people ain't heathly

[sexibigheadz]

LOVE LAURYN HILL

[XYZDRAGON23]

The 18 ppl dat disliked dis vid r morons..........classic song rite here!!!!!!

[MsTeachMe1]

Am I the last one to realize this song sampled Wu Tang's Can It Be All So Simple? Geesh!