[Intro:] 
 
Yo, Wyclef, It's time that I confess (Refugee Camp) to all the girls 
(Don't do it, don't do it) 
[singing] To all the girls I loved before 
[rapping] To all the girls I cheated on before 
[singing] To all the girls I loved before 
 
[Verse 1] 
 
To all the girls I cheated on before, I tip my hat like Willie Nelson 
You got pressure, take a sip of this Molson 
Here's what happened, it wasn't my intentions 
To fall into seduction while playing a temptation 
I thought I had it figured out, but games don't last 
The hourglass ran out, I got sprayed with the tear gas 
Big men don't cry, hold my feelings inside 
Stress brings me ?, I gotta hold my pride 
When I see you with another guy, jealous thoughts of homicide 
Call me selfish when I say Abraham has many wives 
You say this is the 90's, either it's gonna be me or her 
I found myself in a blur 
Lookin' into the clouds thinkin' out loud 
"I'm in love with two women, who is it gonna be now?" 
 
[Chorus:] 
 
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year 
I got a new change of gear, I swear 
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared 
You forgive but never forget, so the past reappears, uh huh 
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year 
I got a new change of gear, I swear 
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared 
You forgive, but you still think that I'm a ho 
 
[Verse 2:] 
 
Second verse is gonna hurt, based on a true life story 
I got married at 24 in New Jersey 
You know the feelings start nature take it's course 
Two years later 'Clef gets a divorce 
When I had the cold feet, I shouldn't've walked the altar 
With Dionne Warwick, she could predict my future 
Went with my feelings even though it wasn't right 
Creepin' with my secret lover in the middle of the night 
Back home, break of dawn, dinner's at the table 
Thin Line Between Love And Hate is on cable 
I'm lookin' at myself thinkin' out loud 
"I'm in love with two women, who is it gonna be now?" 
 
[Repeat chorus] 
 
[Break: (includes elements from Rapper's Delight)] 
 
Hotel, (I'm not a) motel, Holiday Inn (you don't believe me though) 
And if your girl acts up at the carnival, then you take her friend  
Hotel, (I'm not a) motel, Holiday Inn (you don't believe me though) 
And if your girl acts up at the carnival, then you snatch her friend 
 
[Break it down right here] 
 
[Verse 3:] 
 
One love, you're lucky to have one love 
It sounds bugged, drinking wine from the same jug 
One heart, one mind, one soul 
She ain't a gold digger, she don't care about your bank-roll 
Keep your money, she make her own cheddar 
All she want from me is respect like Aretha 
Cooked me lasagne, stayed in for the winter 
Chilled to the summer, now I'm gone 'til November 
Have you seen her? 
I think I did 
But what I did wrong was take a love for granted 
Cause first comes trust, don't rush into lust 
Easier said than done, I lust and I must 
Passion is a must, but then we start to cuss 
We was just makin' love, now we tearing up each other's guts 
Like species, she called me an animal 
So feel the tongue of the warm-blooded mammal 
 
[Repeat chorus] 
 
[Outro:] 
 
I'm not a ho [repeat and dimminuendo at the same time] 
(You don't believe me though) 
I know you're diggin' this 
Is it OK if I play my guitar right about now, is it alright? 
(You don't believe me though) 
Alright (you don't believe me though), alright 
People in the back, is it OK if I play my guitar right about now? 
Alright, alright, alright, alright 
People on the side, is it OK if I play my guitar right about now?