Used to Be My Girl

About Used to Be My Girl

"Used to Be My Girl" is a single by Brian McKnight, released in 2006 from Ten. It was written and produced by Tim & Bob. The song peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album serves the first official single on October 17, 2006. The song, as McKnight states in the beginning, "is not another love song". Instead, the song's lyrics expresses dismay at what he perceives to be another man's excessive pride in his relationship with an attractive girlfriend; with whom the songwriter used to have a relationship. McKnight's lyrics seemingly taunt the new love interest, going so far as to offer advice on dealing with the past relationship: See, I know what you're thinkin' You're feelin' like a lucky guyI was the same way 'cause she was hard to come byI was on her so hardThat I almost lost my hustleSo go 'head, playboy, do your thingDon't be mad if she calls my name The antagonist cautions the woman's new boyfriend not to "hate on" him when she intimately mentions his name, and implies that the new relationship is really "just a game", a theory that he argues is proven by her perceived inability to acknowledge his presence as he watches the new couple:  more »

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2006

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Yeah, that feels sexy right there
Feel us on this one
B. McKnight with Tim and Bob
This is not another love song

See, I know what you're thinking
You're feelin' like a lucky guy
I was the same way
'Cause she was hard to come by
I was on her so hard
That I almost lost the pussy
Go head, playboy, do your thing
Don't be mad if she calls my name

[Chorus]
Walkin' 'round, sportin' her, holdin' her hand
Doin' it big like you're the man
But she was my girl
She used to be my girl
I must admit that she's a ten
Bet she didn't tell you 'bout way back then
When she was my girl
She used to be my girl

See, I know how you're feelin'
I used to be in your shoes
So calm down with the attitude
You just done met somebody new
You never know how much she's feelin' you
So be happy that you got her
Don't know much about you, dude
Sorry, I gotta break the news

She's still thinkin' 'bout me
And I'll tell you why
She couldn't even hold her head up when y'all walked by
Well
Don't go hatin' on me
It's just a game
You want her, you got her
Take her, you got her
To me it's all the same

[Chorus x 2]

Erotic, exotic, you must admit she's got it
Sexy with talent, built like a stallion
You got her, so flaunt her
Know everybody wants her
'Cause you might not be the only
So never leave her lonely

(She's still thinkin' 'bout me)
She's still thinkin' 'bout me
(And looky here)
And I'll tell you why
She couldn't even hold her head up when y'all walked by
Well
Don't go hatin' on me
It's just a game
You want her, you got her
Take her, you got her
To me it's all the same

[Chorus]

She used to be down with me
She used to be a freak for me
We used to hold hands
She used to understand
She used to get down with me
She used to take trips with me
She used to wiggle her hips for me
She used to lick her lips for me
She used to...
She used to...
She used to...
She used to...
She used to be my girl
She used to be my girl
She used to be my girl

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Used to be my girl
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Used to be my girl
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Used to be my girl
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Used to be my girl

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Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. McKnight is perhaps most recognized for his strong falsetto range, and is widely regarded as one of the strongest talents in the adult urban contemporary R&B genre. more »

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