Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige - I Used to Love Him

Now I don't
I used to love him
Now I don't
Now I don't

As I look at what I've done (what I've done)
The type of life that I've lived
(The type of life that I have lived)
How many things I pray the Father will forgive
One situation (one situation, uh-uh)
Involved a young man (involved a young man)
He was the ocean and I was the sand
He stole my heart like a thief in the night
Dulled my senses and blurired my sight
And I used to love him but now I don't

I used to love him (I used to love him, love him)
But now I don't (now I don't)
Now I don't
I used to love him (used to love)
But now I don't
Now I don't

I chose the road of passion and pain (passion and pain)
Sacrificed too much and waited in vain (yeah)
Gave up my power (gave up my power)
Ceased being queen
Addicted to love, yeah
Like the drug of, drug of a fiend (tell 'em)
See, torn and confused, wasted and used
Reached the crossroad, which path would I choose?
Stuck and frustrated, I waited, debated
For something to happen that just wasn't fated
Thought what I wanted was something I needed
When momma said no then I just should have heeded
Misled, I bled 'til the poison was gone
And out of the darkness arrived the sweet dawn

Now I don't
I used to love him (I used to love him)
But now I don't
Now I don't (I used to love him, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I used to love him (but now I don't)
Now I don't
Now I don't

Father, you saved me (Father, you saved me)
And showed me that life
Was much more than being some foolish man's wife
Showed me that love (showed me that love)
Was respect and devotion (respect)
Greater than planets and deeper than any ocean
See, my soul was weary (my soul was weary)
But now it's replenished (but now it's replenished)
Content because that part of my life is finished, yeah
I see him sometimes and the look in his eye
Is one of a man who's lost treasures untold
But my heart is gold, see, I took back my soul
And totally let my Creator control
The life which was his (the life which was his)
The life which was his (the life which was his)
(The life, life) to begin with

Now I don't (Father, yeah)
I used to love him (see, I used to) (I used to love)
Now I don't (love him, but now I don't)
Now I don't (but now I don't)
I used to love him (I used to love, but now I don't)
(But now I don't)
But now I don't (but now)
Now I don't (but now I don't)
I used to love him (but now I don't, but now I don't, but now I don't)
But now I don't (but now I don't, but now I don't)
Now I don't (but now I don't) (now I don't, don't don't)
I used to love him (now I don't, don't don't, now I don't)
But now I don't (now I don't, now I don't, don't don't, don't, don't, don't)
Now I don't (don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't)

I used to love him (I don't now)
But now I don't (no, I don't now)
I used to love him, yeah, yeah, yeah (I used to love him)
But now I don't (but now I don't)
I used to love him but now I don't
See, I used to love him

Written by:
D.J. Rogers, Lauryn Hill

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