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Used to Love UJohn Legend

Released: August 31, 2004

Songwriter: Kanye West John Legend

Producer: John Legend Kanye West

[Produced by Kanye West]

Holla, holla, hollaaaaa
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa

[Verse 1]
Maybe It's me, maybe I bore you
No, no it's my fault cause I can't afford you
Maybe Baby, Puffy, or Jay Z
Would all be better for you
Cause all I could do was love you

[Chorus]
Baby when I used to love you
There's nuttin that I wouldn't do
I went through the fire for you
Anything you asked me to
But I'm tired of living this lie
It's getting harder to justify
I realize that I just don't love you
Not like I used to
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeaaahh)
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeah, yeah, uh, uh)

[Verse 2]
Maybe I should rob somebody
So we could live like
Whitney and Bobby
It's probably my fault
My bad, My loss
You are above cost
All I could do was love you

[Chorus]
Baby when I used to love you
There's nuttin that I wouldn't do
I went through the fire for you
Anything you asked me to
But I'm tired of living this lie
It's getting harder to justify
I realize that I just don't love you
Not like I used to
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeaaahh)
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeah, yeah, uh, uh)
[Bridge]
Oh! I used to (Do you remember when I used to)
Love you (used to... Love you)
Oh! But I don't - not you (baby no not any more... I don't love you)
Love you (ooooh, used to ... love you)
Oh! I used to love you
(Ohhh used to love you)
You're gonna miss me now... ohhh

[Chorus]
Baby when I used to love you
There's nuttin that I wouldn't do
I went through the fire for you
But I am not gonna play the fool
No i can't live this life
And i can't justify
And i can't make up my life
I don't love you
Not like i used to do

Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeaaahh)
Not like I used to
Holla, holla, hollaaaaa (yeah, yeah, uh, uh)
Not like I used to

Oh! I used to (Do you remember when I used to)
Love you
(used to... Love you)
Oh! But I don't - not you
(baby no not any more... I don't love you)
Oh! I used to love you
Love you (ooooh, used to ... love you)
Oh! But I don't - not you
(baby no not any more... I don't love you)
Oh! I used to love you
You're gonna miss me now...cause I (Ohhh used to love you)
Oh! But I don't - not you
(baby no not any more... I don't love you)
You're gonna miss me now...cause I
Oh! But I don't - not you
(baby no not any more... I don't love you)

John Legend

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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