Released: October 24, 2000
Songwriter: Nelly Furtado Gerald Eaton Brian West
Producer: Gerald Eaton Brian West
[Verse 1]
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
[Chorus]
And like a legend that rises and unfolds, I cannot be his only one
[Verse 2]
He makes me feel, he makes me feel, like you used to
(Whoa) like you used to
He makes me feel, he makes me feel, like you used to
(Whoa) like you used to
[Chorus]
And like a fickle flower when it first sees the light
I cannot show just how I fight
And like a fickle flower when it first sees the light
I cannot show just how I fight
[Bridge]
Babe, I saw you walking, it was after midnight
Carrying nothing except for a flashlight
You wanted to be Romeo, so low at my window
You wanted to be Romeo, so low at my window
Will you open the door for me if you believe in chivalry?
Will you open the door for me if you believe in chivalry?
For I do not think you low, though you bow to me so-so
I do not think you low, though you bow to me so-so
I know you want to drink from the purest wine
But the drink is far more sour than you would ever think
[Verse 3]
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
And she wants to burn, she wants to burn hot like that sun
(Whoa) hot like that sun
[Chorus]
Just like a legend that rises and unfolds (Like a legend)
I cannot be his only one (His only one)
And like a callous, cold, callous woman (Like a woman who never sees)
She'll never know what she did done
[Outro]
So like this legend that rises and unfolds
I'll never be his only one
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
[Chorus]
And like a legend that rises and unfolds, I cannot be his only one
[Verse 2]
He makes me feel, he makes me feel, like you used to
(Whoa) like you used to
He makes me feel, he makes me feel, like you used to
(Whoa) like you used to
[Chorus]
And like a fickle flower when it first sees the light
I cannot show just how I fight
And like a fickle flower when it first sees the light
I cannot show just how I fight
[Bridge]
Babe, I saw you walking, it was after midnight
Carrying nothing except for a flashlight
You wanted to be Romeo, so low at my window
You wanted to be Romeo, so low at my window
Will you open the door for me if you believe in chivalry?
Will you open the door for me if you believe in chivalry?
For I do not think you low, though you bow to me so-so
I do not think you low, though you bow to me so-so
I know you want to drink from the purest wine
But the drink is far more sour than you would ever think
[Verse 3]
He wants to be, he wants to be, with everything under the sun
And she wants to burn, she wants to burn hot like that sun
(Whoa) hot like that sun
[Chorus]
Just like a legend that rises and unfolds (Like a legend)
I cannot be his only one (His only one)
And like a callous, cold, callous woman (Like a woman who never sees)
She'll never know what she did done
[Outro]
So like this legend that rises and unfolds
I'll never be his only one
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From the albums
- Whoa, Nelly! (2000)
- Whoa, Nelly! (Special Edition) (2000)
- Whoa, Nelly! (Special Asian Edition) (2002)
- Whoa, Nelly! (Expanded Edition) (2020)
Nelly Furtado popular songs
- Promiscuous
- Maneater
- Say It Right
- I’m Like a Bird
- All Good Things (Come to an End)
- Turn Off the Light
- Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)
- Try
- Do It
- Powerless (Say What You Want)
- Pipe Dreams
- Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)
- Afraid
- Party’s Just Begun (Again) (Choroni mix)
- Party’s Just Begun (Again) (Gavo’s Deep Fried mix)
- All Good Things (Come to an End) [Italian Version]
- What I Wanted
- Party
- All Good Things (Come To An End) [Spanish Version]
- Onde Estás
- Childhood Dreams
- Party’s Just Begun (Again) (Decibel mix)
- Manos al Aire
- Te Busqué