K-Ci & JoJo

Released: June 17, 1997

Songwriter: Emanuel Officer Jorge Corante Babyface

Producer: Jorge Corante Emanuel Officer

[Chorus]
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?

[Verse 1]
I heard he lied to you
I hear your love, he abused
I don't say it isn't so, baby
I see it in your eyes
It's something you cannot hide

[Chorus]
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?

[Verse 2]
He gives you lonely nights
And he can even hear you cry, baby
And love you, he denies
He's never gonna change
He just can't accept the blame

[Chorus]
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?

[Bridge]
Girl, dry your eyes
Get up off your face
Don't be ashamed
Find someone else now
Someone who'll appreciate you
Always love you

[Chorus]
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?
How many times you gonna let him use you?
You'd think that you would know by now
How could you let him treat you so bad?
How many times will you let him break your heart?

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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