"Ex-Factor" lyrics
(originally by Lauryn Hill)
It could all be so simple
But you'd rather make it hard
Loving you is like a battle
And we both end up with scars
Tell me who I've got to be
To get some re-, reciprocity
'Cause no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
Is this just a silly game
That forces you to act this way?
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can't stay
Tell me who I've got to be
Oh, to get some reciprocity
'Cause no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', it ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
Oh, you hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this crazy
I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself?
As painful as this thing has been
I just can't be with no one else
See, I know what we've got to do
Oh, you let go, and I'll let go, too
'Cause no one's hurt me more than you
And no one ever will
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', it ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
Oh, you hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this crazy
Care for me, care for me
You said you'd 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?
Care for me, care for me
You said you'd 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?
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
But you'd rather make it hard
Loving you is like a battle
And we both end up with scars
Tell me who I've got to be
To get some re-, reciprocity
'Cause no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
Is this just a silly game
That forces you to act this way?
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can't stay
Tell me who I've got to be
Oh, to get some reciprocity
'Cause no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', it ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
Oh, you hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this crazy
I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself?
As painful as this thing has been
I just can't be with no one else
See, I know what we've got to do
Oh, you let go, and I'll let go, too
'Cause no one's hurt me more than you
And no one ever will
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', it ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
Oh, you hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this crazy
Care for me, care for me
You said you'd 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?
Care for me, care for me
You said you'd 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?
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Ooh, I-, ooh, I-
Writer(s): Gary E. Grice, Marvin Hamlisch, Lamont Hawkins, Corey Woods, Marilyn Bergman, Lauryn N. Hill, Dennis David Coles, Robert F. Diggs, Alan Bergman, Russell T. Jones, Jason S. Hunter, Clifford Smith
