To All the Girls

To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
Creepin' with my secret lover in the middle of the night
Two years later 'Clef gets a divorce
And then you snatch her friend
You forgive, but you still think that I'm a hoe
I got married at 24 in New Jersey

To all the girls I loved before
With Dionne Warwick, she couldn't predict my future
It sounds bugged, drinking wine from the same jug
To all the girls I cheated on before

You forgive but never forget, so the past reappears
You forgive but never forget, so the past reappears
Alright, alright
And if your girl acts up at the carnival
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared
I found myself in a blur
We was just makin' love, now we tearing up each other's guts
I got a new change of gear, I swear
Call me selfish when I say Abraham has many wives
I got a new change of gear, I swear
Easier said than done, I lust and I must
To all the girls I cheated on before
The hourglass ran out, I got sprayed with the tear gas
You forgive, but you still think that I'm a hoe
Break it down right here
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
You forgive but never forget, so the past reappears
Keep your money, she make her own cheddar
Stress brings me [Incomprehensible]? I gotta hold my pride
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
I thought I had it figured out, but games don't last
I'm not a hoe
You know the feelings start, nature take it's course
I got a new change of gear, I swear
She ain't a gold digger, she don't care about your bank-roll

Cooked me lasagna, stayed in for the winter
I got a new change of gear, I swear
I'm not a hoe
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
I tip my hat like Willie Nelson
I'm not a hoe
Have you seen her? I think I did
The second verse is gonna hurt, based on a true life story
One love, you're lucky to have one love

'Cause first comes trust, don't rush into lust
Went with my feelings even though it wasn't right
I'm not a hoe
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared

'Thin line between love and hate' is on cable
Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
Is it okay if I play my guitar right about now, is it alright?

Lookin' into the clouds thinkin' out loud
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared

All she want from me is respect like Aretha
When I had the cold feet, I shouldn't have walked the altar
You got pressure, take a sip of this Molson

You say, "This is the 90's, either it's gonna be me or her"

Big men don't cry, hold my feelings inside
Alright, alright, alright, alright
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared

People in the back, is it okay if I play my guitar right about now?
Here's what happened, it wasn't my intentions
"I'm in love with two women, who is it gonna be now?"

You forgive, but you still think that I'm a hoe
To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year
So feel the tongue of the warm-blooded mammal
Chilled to the summer, now I'm gone 'til November
I'm not a hoe
I'm lookin' at myself thinkin' out loud
And then you take her friend
When I see you with another guy, jealous thoughts of homicide
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared
I can see clear now the clouds disappeared
And if your girl acts up at the carnival
Hotel, motel, a Holiday Inn, yo
"I'm in love with two women, who is it gonna be now?"
To fall into seduction while playing a temptation

I'm not a hoe
Like Species, she called me an animal
One heart, one mind, one soul
Passion is a must, but then we start to cuss

But what I did wrong was take a love for granted
I got a new change of gear, I swear
I got a new change of gear, I swear
Back home, break of dawn, dinner's at the table