I Used to Love Him

Lyrics

[Intro] Now, I don't I used to love him, now I don't Now, I don't [Verse 1: Lauryn Hill] As I look at what I've done (What I've done) The type of life that I've lived (Life that I've lived) How many things I pray the father will forgive One situation (Situation, uh-uh) involved a young man He was the ocean (Uh-uh) and I was the sand He stole my heart like a thief in the night Dulled my senses and blurried my sight And I used to love him [Chorus] I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't [Verse 2: Mary J. Blige & Lauryn Hill] I chose the road of passion and pain (Passion and pain) Sacrificed too much and waited in vain Gave up my power; ceased being queen Addicted to love like the drug of a fiend 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 [Chorus] Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't [Verse 3: Lauryn Hill & Mary J. Blige] Father you saved me and you showed me that life Was much more than being some foolish man's wife Showed me that love was respect and devotion Greater than planets and deeper than any oceans See, my soul was weary, but now it's replenished Content because that part of my life is finished 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 to begin with [Chorus] Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't Now I don't [Outro] I used to love him, but now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't I used to love him, but now I don't See, I used to love him