Strumming my pain with
his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with
his words
Killing me softly with his song
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
and listen for a while
And there he was this
young boy
A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with
his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with
his words
Killing me softly with his song
I felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters and
read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with
his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with
his words
Killing me softly with his song
He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
And then he looked right
through me
As if l wasnt there
And he just keep on saying
Singing clear and strong
Strumming my pain with
his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with
his words
Killing me softly with his song